Cocoon to Closet

Muga silkworms feed on Som (Persea bombycine) and Saulo (Litsea monopetala) — primary host plants of Assam, sustaining the Muga silkworm Antheraea assamensis.

The cocoon is composed of protein fibre Fibroin, surrounded by a protein glue Sericin — which holds the cocoon together and gives Muga silk its unique natural golden sheen.

Cocoons are added to lukewarm water with natural alkyne from banana skin to degum and remove the sticky sericin layer — allowing the golden silk threads to separate cleanly.

Individual filaments are reeled together (usually 8–13) to form a silk thread. These are then re-reeled with other threads or thrown together to produce a thicker, stronger yarn.