Organic Silks About Us - Organic Silks

Majestic Textiles ltd started in 1996 out of frustration ‎in the search to find beautiful and different fabrics. This pushed her to create a company producing organic ‘peace’ silks. This type of silk was rarely heard of, making it very difficult to promote. Majestic Textiles brought new ideas and fabrics to the textile industry. It was doing something new: it was offering its customers the chance to purchase something unique. The company stocks fabrics in their natural, boiled off (BO) state. These plain silks are then used as canvasses, upon which unique hand-painted or embroidered designs are created according to the wishes of the individual customer. The company purchased Land in Hertfordshire, in 2011 to grow Mulberry trees. Our land has undergone the conversion process and the land and trees are fully converted with organic status, the leaves from these organically grown trees are used to feed the silkworms, which then provide the silk cocoons, the silk threat is extracted from the cocoons and used to weave our 100% organic silk fabrics..

Majestic Textiles Organic silk is also Peace silk. As well as feeding our silkworms organically, we produce our silk in such a way that is ethical and sustainable. Majestic Textiles does not use any detergents or bleaches, or feed its silkworms with hormone enhancements, as is common practice amongst many producers. The silkworms are allowed a full life circle, which gives the silk ‘Peace Silk’ status. This is the ethical process of allowing the silkworms to live a complete lifecycle. The silk is not extracted from the cocoons until the metamorphosis is complete and the moth breaks free. The silkworms need 14 days in their cocoon feeding off the silk inside. This means only half as much silk is left at the end of the process, which is the main reason most silk producers bypass the ethics and kill the silkworms as soon as they cocoon. Majestic Textiles’ commitment to its silkworms is the reason we were awarded ‘Peace Silk’ status. Once the moth has broken free, it spends four days mating, before laying
its eggs, and dying.

‘Our process is difficult, but it’s a labor of love. This is what makes our silk unique’. Organic silk has the most wonderful feel and can be used in all types of clothing

our silk is produced in the UK and distributed globally.