Sahara Silk Matka Woven

Elegant silk matka, also called 'silk linen', in a warm sand color with subtle variations,  beautiful deadstock from a NYC designer. Silk matka is produced from broken silk cocoons - the silk worm has escaped, so the silk is hand spun, not reeled, resulting in a soft, slubbed, lightly textured hand and supple drape. The silk fibers are spun together by hand without removing the sericin from the fibers, which helps keep the yarns thick while retaining their extremely soft texture. Because of the skills it takes to create this silk it is hard to find and manufacture. One touch reveals an appealing hand with a quiet luster that is at once rustic and elegant. The mid-weight is right for a jacket, lightweight coat, vest, pants, dress, skirt or in home decor.

Marcy says, 'This is one of the fabrics I love to find - this is so fine I suspect it is vintage stock. Back in the '90's I wrote a series of articles on making a DIY Armani jacket for Threads magazine and made myself a suit in this same fabric (wishing I had kept it!). A rare find I am thrilled to offer. Shown here is the Roslyn Tunic from Style Arc Patterns. I tossed a cut into the washing machine, (delicate setting, cool temp), then hung to air dry. This created overall crinkles, softened the hand and muted the sheen. Then gave it a quick overall press before cutting.'

India
100% silk
53"