Tussore

Tussore (also tussah or tussur) is the silk woven from the cocoons of wild silkworms feeding on some mountain shrub. The undyed silk is a tan or light brown colour.

There are various types of tussore, each named after the shrub that the cocoons were collected from. The diet of the silkworms has a great effect on the quality of the silk. Collectively, they can be called wild silkworm cloth. Some of the types are listed in the table below,