For centuries, silk has been treasured by emperors and artisans for its unrivalled softness and strength. In Melbourne, our near-century-old mulberry tree stands as a living testament to this legacy.
Our silk harvest takes place just once a year, coinciding with the natural rhythm of the silkworm’s life cycle. The journey begins with a tiny, almost weightless silkworm egg, no larger than a pinhead. These eggs hatch into larvae, which feed exclusively on mulberry leaves. Over a period of approximately one month, the silkworm grows rapidly, increasing their body size up to 10,000 times.
Once the silkworms reach maturity, they enter their final larval stage and prepare to spin their cocoon, marking a transformative phase of their life. Over the course of 14 days, each silkworm spins a single, continuous strand of silk—often measuring up to 1,000 metres in length—creating a single cocoon.
Traditional silk production often involves submerging the cocoon in boiling water, ending the silkworm’s life in the process. Guided by our founder Taylor Battistella’s deep connection to silk’s history and the desire to pioneer an ethical silk industry in Australia, we adopted a cruelty-free approach. Our process ensures the silkworm completes its transformation into a silk moth before the discarded waste cocoon is collected; a process which does not impact the silk’s quality.
Guided by Seresilk founder, Taylor Battistella’s fascination with Seres heritage, we recall how, in the ancient lands of Seres, women were celebrated for hands as soft as the silk they cultivated. Inspired by their artisanship and driven to pioneer an ethical silk industry in Australia, Taylor combined our pure Australian cocoons with twenty-three meticulously chosen ingredients. The result is a Hydrolysed Silk Complex HSC01-A™ that embodies silk’s rare molecular harmony—rich in peptides and free amino acids—to nurture the skin’s barrier and enhance elasticity.
Harvested just once a year, our silk emerges from this environment that resonates through every Seresilk formulation.