Sea silk

Sea silk is an extremely rare fabric that is made from the long silky filaments, or byssus, secreted by a gland in the foot of pen shells. The byssus is used by the mussel to attach itself to the sea bed. It was previously produced in Sardinia and Taranto until the early 20th century and is still made at small scale by a few people in Sardinia.

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Lightweight lawn fabrics, fine linens, and breathable summer textiles.

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