Why is only Long Silk used in the Duvet Filling?
A silkworm’s thread can be over a mile long. The duvet filling is made by stretching out many layers of un-spun silk to the size of the duvet. These layers cannot move against each other, so there is no possibility of the silk ‘bunching up’ within the duvet. A tacking stitch is then made every 40cm or so to hold the duvet case in place.
A Silk Worm s thread can be over a mile long. The Duvet filling is made by stretching out many layers of un-spun silk to the size of the duvet. The photo here shows a duvet being made. Each stretched layer looks like gossamer before it is laid on its fellows. These layers cannot move against each other, so there is no possibility of the silk migrating, or bunching up, within the duvet. A tacking stitch is then made every 40cm or so to hold the duvet s shell in place.
