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Shepherd Textiles Tussah Silk for Soap Making and Spinning
100% Pure Silk
Shepherd Textiles Tussah Silk is pure silk fiber. It contains none of the artificial dyes, sulfide bleaches, or other additives that are common in commercial silk. The fibers are harvested from the cocoons of the tussah silk moth anthaerea pernyi and professionally carded and combed in the UK to make a beautiful, soft sliver.
Luxurious, Silky Soap
Tussah silk adds a wonderfully slippery, silky feel to hand made soap. Our UK-milled silk is specially selected for the needs of home soap makers, and a pinch (1/2 gram) will dissolve easily in the lye solution. A two-ounce package contains enough silk to make more than 100 five-pound loaves of soap.
Spin Vibrant Yarn
Tussah silk is stronger and more durable than other varieties of silk, and it can be spun into lustrous yarn that is tough enough for weaving or knitting wearable garments. Tussah silk yarn will also take dye beautifully, and is the perfect canvas for experimenting with your favorite acid dyes or natural dye extracts.
Start With a Pinch
Start by removing a pinch of silk from the combed sliver. For a five-pound loaf of cold process soap use 1/2 a gram of tussah silk--about as much fiber as a loose cotton ball (see photo).
Cut Into Pieces
Cutting the long silk strands into smaller pieces will help them dissolve more easily. Using scissors, cut the fibers into lengths of about an inch.
Add Water and Soak
Scatter the cut up silk into the container you will use to make lye solution. Pour the distilled water over the silk and let it soak for 5 minutes; this will also help the silk dissolve more easily.
Add Lye and Dissolve
Add lye as called for in your soap recipe. The silk threads will begin to break down into silk proteins as the solution heats up. Stir well with a silicone spatula until fully dissolved, about 1 minute.
Melissa Ann Gibson
2025-08-29 10:30:24
I use this test I silk in the lye water that I mix up for my cold process soap. It makes it have an excellent texture and silkiness to it I would highly recommend it to others and we'll buy it again.
Kym
2025-07-30 14:26:51
I bought this Tussah silk to add to my CP goat milk and tallow soaps and I absolutely love it! Not only do my bars have a shinier look, the lather and feel is amazing. This new additive has taken my soap to a whole new level and made them more luxurious. My dandelion soap (pictured) has only been curing for 2 weeks but I couldn't wait to test an end piece. Impressive!! 2oz is a lot more than what I was expecting to get and will go a long way. I'm supporting a veteran by purchasing and I will definitely be buying more from this new supplier. Thank you, sir, for your bravery and for your service to our country. God bless you!
sara b.
2025-06-16 12:57:24
excellent price for how much you use comparatively per batch of soap. beware it smells pretty rank when you mix it with your hot lye! but nothing too terrible. makes for silky lovely soap. will repurchase for sure, when i run out in approximately two years.
Customer
2025-05-06 15:24:18
I like the amount in the bag. I like using it in soap making for silky lather. It will last a long time.
Charisma moore
2025-04-01 15:32:42
Easy to dispense. Silky feel and lather in soap.
Mai
2025-03-22 17:46:45
I make soaps and this Tussah Silk just took it to another Level!! Just a small amount of this Tussah Silk melted into the lye solution works Great!! Makes my soaps have a Silky Smooth lather... I love it!!
Elena Sumtsova
2024-12-18 11:53:32
Wonderful silk! So soft, nice! Perfect for felting! Very good quality. Plus good packaging - it is pleasant to deal with. Will order again for my crafts. Thank you!
Jenny
2024-12-02 17:17:10
It makes a real difference in my cp soap feel. Silky and improves slip and feel. Love it
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