Eri Silk

For manufacturing this brand silk, the required thread is prepared from a unique class of silkworms that are common in the northeastern segments of India. ‘Eri’ is an Assamese expression that denotes the castor plants. As these silkworms are grown on such plants, they are called ‘Eri’.

Silk was a much favored cloth material throughout India from time immemorial, and it is a fact that it is rated as a superior cloth item even these days. The main silk manufacturing places in India are ‘West Bengal’, ‘Jharkhand’, ‘Karnataka’, ‘Chattisgarh’, ‘Orissa’, ‘Tamil Nadu’, and ‘Andhra Pradesh’. There are some conventional silk sarees that are highly popular in India. The list includes ‘Patola (Ikat) Silk’, ‘Banarasi Silk Saree’, ‘Baluchari Silk Saree’, ‘Pochampally Silk Sari’, ‘Bomkai Silk Sari’, ‘Kanjivaram Silk sari’, and ‘Mysore Silk Sari’.