A beautiful silk alternative that looks and spins much like tussah silk. Available in a lovely natural, pale honey color, it's perfect for blending or spinning by itself.
SOYSILKŪ is made from the residue of soybeans from tofu manufacturing. This process is 100-percent natural and free of any petrochemicals, making it an extremely environmentally friendly product. Soy is a completely renewable resource - coming from the earth and being wholly biodegradable. As early as the 1940s, textile experts dreamed of a fiber made from soy. (In fact, Henry Ford had a suit made of soy as an early prototype.)
SOYSILKŪ offers superior moisture absorption and ventilation properties along with beautiful draping, softness and warmth.
SOYSILKŪ has the softness and smoothness of cashmere but isn't hazardous to the environment
SOYSILKŪ is manufactured using new, cutting edge bioengineering technologies. It is produced by extracting proteins from the residual oils of soybean cake - a liquid "batter" is created and cooked, then the fiber is produced by wet-spinning and stabilized by acetylating, and is then cut into short staples after curling and thermoforming.
SOYSILKŪ can be washed in home washing machines and air dried. It is not recommended for commercial/industrial washing machines. In textiles, SOYSILKŪ fabrics are known to be wrinkle-free and have little to no shrinkage.
SOYSILKŪ fibers are part of the new class of green textiles. Soy fibers provide the environment with a unique "cradle-to-cradle" approach - coming from the earth and being wholly biodegradable. SOYSILKŪ brand fibers contain no petroleum and all products are manufactured to be eco-friendly. In addition, the United States is currently the largest exporter of soybeans in the world.
Isn't it time you tried some of this amazing fiber?
