As fiber fans, we usually are not terribly fond of moths as they have been known to ruin perfectly wonderful knitted items. There is one moth, however, that most of us can be very fond of. We refer to the mulberry silkworm a.k.a Bombyx mori. The reason is this is the moth that gives us the wonderful fiber we know as silk! Silk, a protein based fiber, has been produced for thousands of years with examples known as far back as 3500 BC in China. Silk fiber is naturally shiny due to its structure. It's warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It's truly a magical fiber. Silk is also such a precious fiber. To produce 1 kg of silk, 104 kg of mulberry leaves must be eaten by 3000 silkworms. It takes about 5000 silkworms to make a pure silk kimono!

In an effort to offer you the best experience we can, we're slowly expanding and converting our lighting to new Daylight Spectrum LED bulbs! Drawing only 7 watts a piece, these bulbs generate far less heat and yield a far more natural light than old-fashioned incandescent bulbs. With an expected life expectancy of around 40,000 hours, we're also looking forward to fewer trips up the ladder to replace them! We're so happy with how they're turning out and can't wait until the whole shop is lit with these high-tech, energy saving lamps!