CATDOLL : CATDOLL: What is the difference between mulberry silk and tussah silk? (What is the difference between mulberry silk and tussah silk? Which one is better?)

1. What is the difference between tussah silk and mulberry silk?

1. Different colors of silk cocoons:

Mulberry silkworms feed on mulberry leaves and are domesticated silkworms. Tussah silkworms mainly eat tussah leaves and are raised more like wild silkworms. Mulberry silkworms belong to the Bombycidae family of the Lepidoptera, while tussah silkworms belong to the Macrospermidae family of the Lepidoptera. Strictly speaking, they are two different insects. Since the two do not belong to the same family or species, the silk cocoons they produce are quite different. The cocoons made by mulberry silkworms are mostly crystal clear white. Tussah silkworm cocoons are mostly dark brown or grayish green.

2. Different colors of silk cotton

Mulberry silk is naturally milky white, and if you look closely, you can find a hint of green or yellow, with a bright overall luster. Bleached tussah silk is also white, but a pale white, like A4 paper, white in a "regular" and "methodical" way, but white without any vitality.

3. Different touch feel

If the quilt core is not used for a long time, it will clump. Of course, a quilt that is clumped into lumps is not warm and comfortable. Mulberry silk can solve this problem very well. Its high-quality ultra-fine fiber determines its soft nature. The fiber distribution is regular. It feels silky and smooth when touched by hand, without lumps. However, tussah silk feels dry, rough and hard, and the fiber distribution is uneven. The silk quilt industry standard (GBT24242-2009) recently issued by the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine also makes clear instructions on hand feel and lumps. Therefore, quilts made of mulberry silk are more delicate, durable, and less likely to clump.

To sum up, although tussah silk is still a high-grade textile raw material, it is still inferior to mulberry silk in terms of being processed into silk quilts.

2. What are the differences between tussah silk and mulberry silk? Tussah silk and mulberry silk?

There are many differences between tussah silk and mulberry silk:

1. The silkworms are of different species. Mulberry silk comes from mulberry silk cocoons, while tussah silk comes from tussah silk cocoons.

2. Different origins: mulberry silk is produced in East China, Southwest China, Northern Sichuan and other regions, while tussah silk is mainly produced in Henan, Liaoning, Shandong and other places.

3. The colors of silk cocoons are different. The cocoons made by mulberry silkworms are generally crystal clear white, while the cocoons made by tussah silkworms are mostly dark brown or gray-green.

4. Different processes. Mulberry silk is naturally white, so it does not need to go through any chemical bleaching process, while tussah silk needs to be faded and chemically bleached by adding "fluorescent brighteners" and other methods. Fluorescent agents are carcinogenic to the human body and are harmful to human health.

5. Different colors. Mulberry silk is naturally milky white with a hint of green or yellow, and has an overall bright luster. Tussah silk is bleached, so the white color looks fake, has no luster, and is rather dull.

3. What is the difference between tussah silk and mulberry silk?

1. The colors of silk cocoons are different. Mulberry silk is whitish, while tussah silk is yellowish.

2. Mulberry silk is shiny, while tussah silk is darker.

3. Tussah silk turns white only after processing.

4. Silk is a long fiber, while tussah silk fibers are shorter.

5. The prices of the two are different, and silk is a little more expensive.

However, tussah silk has some advantages that mulberry silk does not have, such as low price and good permeability, but it is not suitable for making silk quilts.

Mulberry silk is a continuous long fiber formed by the silk fluid secreted by mature silkworms when they make cocoons. It is also called "natural silk" and many manufacturers call it "silk cotton". Like wool, it is one of the earliest animal fibers used by humans. According to different foods, it is divided into mulberry silkworm, tussah silkworm, cassava silkworm, camphor silkworm, willow silkworm and silkworm.

The silk thread drawn from a single silk cocoon is called cocoon silk, which is made of two single fibers bonded and coated with sericin. The silk threads drawn from several cocoons and bonded and wrapped with sericin are divided into mulberry silk (also called raw silk) and tussah silk, which are collectively called silk.

The silk from which the sericin has been removed is called refined silk, which can be processed into various types of fabrics using a loom.