Textiles

Matka Premium organic Peace Silk

The silk fiber process from silk pubes to Peace silk fabric is non-violent, which means that the silkworms are allowed to develop in the pub into a beautiful silk butterfly and break out of the pub before the silk thread is spun into silk. Contrary to conventional silk production, the silkworm is boiled in the pub to prevent the silk thread from breaking when the caterpillar has developed into a butterfly and breaks out of the pub.

Lubothé's silk is therefore more rustic as the silk filaments have been broken when the silk butterfly broke out of the pub.

Lubothé's Matka Peace Silk Fabric is a hand-woven Indian silk fabric, it is made from mulberry silk (Bombyx Mori) and produced by hand-spinning the fibers extracted from the destroyed pubes and therefore it is characterized by its uneven rustic texture and irregularities. There is also less sheen than conventional silk, but it still has a very elegant, fine sheen, and even though the Matka fabric is thick, it is still very light and airy.

The peace silk is called Matka because the pubes of this silk from Bihar were originally put together in a mud pot, called Matka in the local language, hence its name.

Organic and sustainable Khadi.

The name khadi comes from the word "khaddar" (which means hand-spun in Indian) and is one of India's ancient hand-made textile traditions that, according to the Greek historian Herodotus, dates back to 400 BC.

By the late 17th century, Indian fabrics were so superior that they dominated European markets and were eventually banned by the French and British to reduce competition for their own machine-made fabrics

Historically, khadi has played an important role in India's liberation from colonial rule. Gandhi made the spun spinning wheel a national symbol during the freedom struggle and encouraged the Indian people to embrace the ancient craft traditions, of which Khadi was the most important.

Today, khadi is part of the solution to the major environmental crisis facing the world.

With the increasing awareness of the environment, many have embraced the Khadi textile and many recognize the benefits of organic cotton. Lubothé combines the two and makes something even better - organic Khadi.

Khadi is one of the most sustainable textiles. Spinning khadi uses no machinery or energy, and therefore has a low carbon footprint. One meter of khadi fabric uses only three liters of water, while one meter of factory-made fabric requires 55 liters of the precious resource.

Lubothé's Organic Khadi textiles are only made from natural materials without chemicals and without harmful pesticides, this makes it completely safe for human skin and the environment and only manual processes such as hand spinning and hand weaving are used.

Technically, Khadi can refer to any natural textile that is hand-spun and hand-woven, be it cotton, silk or wool.

Vintage

The vintage textiles are not always organic but handpicked and unique.