‘Ethical’ silk apparel designer likes moths to take their time
20/02/2014
Ms Wiggins says she frowns upon the practice among some silk farmers of killing the moths that spin the fibres while they are still in their silk cocoons.
She favours the rarer and much more expensive approach to silk creation whereby moths are allowed to mature and emerge unscathed from their cocoons before the silk is made into fabric and has found a small supplier in Japan that still uses this traditional method.
No softeners, synthetic resins or other chemical treatments are used to coat the fabric during finishing. The designer describes the clothes she makes from the fabric, including loungewear and pyjamas, as being made of “ethical silk”.
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