The silk produced by the wild worms of China and India is called "tussah" (or "tussur"). From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
I also ordered 5 pounds of tussah silk for dyeing and blending. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-08] Reference
First on the needles, though, is champagne-colored lace-weight 100% tussah silk I picked up. From Wordnik.com. [Saturday's Sky...] Reference
A pattern, and TWO skeins of Susie's 50% tussah silk/50% merino yarn in the Midnight Rainbow/Harlot's Peacock colorway. From Wordnik.com. [March 2007] Reference
I started with about four ounces of tussah silk top from. From Wordnik.com. [The Heathen Housewife] Reference
Also YSL Nu comes to mind - sheer floral woody. tussah said. From Wordnik.com. [Now Smell This] Reference
There are others, however, and from some of these tussah silk. From Wordnik.com. [Makers of Many Things] Reference
Mindy at Puff The Magic Rabbit, I was considering wrapping them around a two-ply tussah/cashmere blend that I started working on back in January of. From Wordnik.com. [QueerJoe's Knitting Blog] Reference
Those of you out there that want to knit with silk, but the tussah is still beyond your eco-reach, for whatever reason, have I got a silk for you. From Wordnik.com. [Yearn Worthy Yarn: Peace Silk] Reference
For those of you out there that want to knit with silk, but the tussah is still beyond your eco-reach, for whatever reason, have I got a silk for you. From Wordnik.com. [Green Options] Reference
When I finished plying the tussah/cashmere, I experimented with adding the mohair, but it wasn't working well, so I just decided to leave the tussah/cashmere as a double-ply yarn and I'll double-ply the mohair/merino later. From Wordnik.com. [QueerJoe's Knitting Blog] Reference
No, tussah; but tussah was another costly fabric.). From Wordnik.com. [Calde of the Long Sun]
You’ll find merino, superwash merino, cashmere, alpaca and tussah silk and blends as part of their yarn line. From Wordnik.com. [Yearn Worthy Yarn: Spiritual Trail Fibers] Reference
And while they do carry conventional silk, 100% tussah silk and tussah silk blends make their way into Spiritual Trail Fibers’ offerings too. From Wordnik.com. [Yearn Worthy Yarn: Spiritual Trail Fibers] Reference
Lower right is 8 oz. of tussah silk. From Wordnik.com. [SAFF swag] Reference
Some handspun, I think it's wool and tussah. From Wordnik.com. [Pssst- Portlanders!!] Reference
Karen's website doesn't give any indication whether she is still dyeing fiber (she had silk (bombyx, tussah, bombyx hankies), merino top and mohair locks in really lovely colourways. From Wordnik.com. [Knitterguy] Reference
The tussah, or wild silks, remain an écru color. From Wordnik.com. [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference
"(tussah), 244. From Wordnik.com. [Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery] Reference
Tags: crochet, fiber, knit, silk, spin, tussah, Yarn. From Wordnik.com. [Yearn Worthy Yarn: Spiritual Trail Fibers] Reference
Ingredients include olive oil, distilled water, soybean oil, canola oil, coconut oil, sodium hydroxide, palm oil, palm kernal oil, shea butter, sweet almond oil, kaolin clay, tussah silk. fragrance, sugar sprinkles, color. soap making recipe calculator I've come across at From Nature With Love. From Wordnik.com. [Viva Woman] Reference
Loanwords with five recognized spellings include: chador, chadar, chuddar, chudder, chaddar ` woman's cloth head covering '; mahseer, mahsir, mahsur, mahaseer, mahasir ` freshwater fish'; mali, mallee, mallie, mally, molly ` member of a gardening caste '; naik, naig, naique, naigue, nayak ` leader, corporal'; and tussah, tusseh, tusser, tussor, tussur ` tan silk; also the silkworm producing it. '. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XVIII No 1] Reference
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