Citrus & Raspberry Charmeuse Silk Scarf
I have mixed feelings about silk. I love the texture and it is divine to hand-dye because one never knows what will happen. It is unpredictable--- or maybe I just have not worked with it enough to know what to expect. I've almost never had a bad experience with it.
But then, it is made from the destruction of silk worm cocoons. I've bought them before, the pecan-sized white cocoons that would pass for papier mache. Unwind the threads or tear them apart, and inside is a withered little caterpillar. That's the creepy part. How can something so beautiful come from a background of destructiveness?
So yes, I do wear silk sometimes. And I work with it professionally as a textile artist. But somehow the ugly little secret about silk's origins is always there as a sadness in the back of my mind. Shifting to vegan products is certainly a possibility.
This gorgeous silk charmeuse scarf is big and wide. I'll be listing it soon at etsy, if I haven't already. It is $15.
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