Tea Silk from China

Tea Silk from China - COVER magazine
Tea Silk from China - COVER magazine

Tea silk or xiangyunsha, (which translates as ‘fragrant cloud organdy’) is silk which has been through a complicated natural dye process with traditions that date back to the Ming Dynasty (14 th – 17 th century), when it was considered to be the most luxurious fabric. The silk is dyed 30 to 40 times with a type of tannin-rich yam, and laid out flat to dry between each immersion.

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