Pure Silk Habotai is a classic, lightweight silk fabric renowned for its softness, smooth surface, and gentle drape. This 8mm weight silk, woven to a width of 114cm, has a fine, even weave and a subtle sheen, making it a versatile choice for a wide range of creative textile projects.

Often referred to as "China Silk," Habotai has long been favoured for silk painting, lining garments, scarf-making, and as a base fabric for dyeing, printing, or shibori. Its natural white finish provides the perfect blank canvas for fibre artists and designers, while its luxurious feel makes it equally suited to use in fashion, accessories, and home décor.

Available to purchase by the metre, as well as in 10m and 20m bulk lengths, this Habotai silk is ideal whether you are working on a small personal project or require larger quantities for professional use.

(All fabrics are cut in one continuous length when multiple metres are ordered, ensuring seamless yardage for your work.)

Key Features

• Material: 100% Pure Mulberry Silk

• Type: Habotai (also known as "China Silk")

• Weight: 8mm – lightweight yet durable

• Width: 114cm

• Colour: Natural White – perfect base for dyeing and surface design

• Finish: Smooth, soft texture with a gentle sheen

• Lengths: Available per metre, 10m, and 20m cuts

• Cut: Always supplied in one continuous length for multiple metre orders

This timeless Habotai silk is particularly popular for silk painting, eco-dyeing, embroidery, quilting, nuno felting, and as a high-quality lining for garments.

Online orders are sent using Australia Post during business hours Monday to Friday. Orders are usually sent 1-2 days after your order is placed or when a pre-ordered item arrives. We email shipping confirmation with tracking information when your order is dispatched.

Shipping : Australia

Shipping is calculated at checkout according to the weight of the order, and your address location.

Most orders will have the option of:

• Australia Post Standard Shipping (estimated delivery in 3-5 days)
• Australia Post Express Shipping (estimated delivery in 2-3 days)

Kraftkolour cannot guarantee expected delivery times.

Kraftkolour may use other carriers from time to time for bulky or heavy shipments.

Shipping : International

We currently ship outside Australia to many countries using Australia Post’s International Express service. Rates will be automatically calculated at checkout.

Click & Collect : Thomastown

When ordering online you can choose 'Click & Collect' for order collection at our premises at 2/99 Heyington Ave, Thomastown, Victoria. We will email you confirming when your order is ready to collect.

Orders can be collected 10am 4pm Monday to Friday and we would appreciate it if you could collect your order within a week.