Silk Yarn in Australia by Green Tea Yarns

If you love working with luxury fibres, you’re going to want to check out our mulberry silk yarn in Australia. Silk has an incredible natural sheen and a softness that makes it a joy to use for knitting, weaving, crocheting, embroidery, or whichever fibre art you’re doing. It t gives everything you make a beautiful, elegant finish that you can't get with other fibres.

We have sourced a range of luxurious mulberry silk and tussah silk yarn from around the world to bring to Australia and applied our hand-dyed colours to create a collection that will definitely inspire you. Deep colours on silk produce incredible jewel-like depths, while silk also enhances the subtle, soft, or neutral colours. Our silk yarns are perfect for making scarves, shawls, lightweight clothing, accessories, and other fibre art projects. We have lovely fibres that are perfect for the seasoned creator as well as the person who's experimenting with silk yarn. 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between mulberry silk and tussah silk?

Mulberry silk is a cultivated, smooth, and uniform luxury silk famous for its softness and bright sheen. In contrast, Tussah silk is a wild, textured, and durable silk. So, mulberry silk’s continuous threads are long, ultra-fine, and flawlessly smooth. This creates an incredibly soft, lightweight, and frictionless yarn. Tussah silk threads are much coarser than mulberry silk threads and less uniform, resulting in a slightly nubby, "toothier" texture similar to raw linen. We have brought both mulberry silk yarn and tussah silk to Australia to give our customers a choice that suits their creative project.

Will mulberry silk yarn and tussah silk yarn work for knitting and crochet?

Yes, absolutely. Both knitting and crochet are perfect options. With mulberry silk, the resulting fabric will be slippery as it has a really soft texture, and with tussah silk, it will have a wild luminosity that makes the finished project endlessly fascinating. It may take you some time to get used to working with it, but the reward will come with a luxurious finished garment.

What can I make with mulberry silk yarn or tussah silk yarn?

Silk yarn is very versatile, and it lends itself to garments, like wraps, cowls, or light tops. Weavers and fiber artists also enjoy using our silks to bring soaring colours and tactile textures to their projects.

How do I wash my silk garments?

Silk yarns require some reverence in washing, but it is not as hard to clean as most people think. All you have to do is simply wash the final product by hand in cold water using some mild soap. Do not wring or twist the item, or you will ruin the structure of the material. You just need to squeeze the water out and then allow the item to dry.

Why is the mulberry silk yarn chosen by the makers in Australia?

One of the reasons why many makers opt for mulberry silk yarn and tussah silk yarn in Australia is due to silk’s combination of luxury and durability. It is incredibly soft and comfortable, and surprisingly strong. The natural tone creates a polished, upscale appearance to handmade projects and makes each and every piece feel special.