Our mulberry silk comes from Bảo Lộc, Vietnam's silk capital. On a cool plateau more than 800 metres above sea level in Lâm Đồng province, families grow mulberry, raise silkworms and send their cocoons to the reeling and weaving mills of Bảo Lộc. Most of Vietnam's raw silk starts here.
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Lâm Đồng figures as reported in 2026. Lâm Đồng accounts for most of Vietnam's mulberry area, cocoons and raw silk, and Bảo Lộc holds about three-quarters of the country's silk-reeling capacity.
01 · The placeWhy silk grows in Bảo Lộc
Climate and soil
The Bảo Lộc plateau is cool all year, with high rainfall, humidity and morning mist, on red soil. Mulberry grows almost year-round, so farmers can raise around ten batches of silkworms a year.
Decades of craft
Mulberry farming expanded across the plateau after 1975. In 2004, Japanese silk partners built reeling and weaving factories here with Vietnam's national sericulture company, bringing Japanese and Korean reeling technology. After a difficult decade, the industry has been growing again since the 2010s.
From mulberry leaf to finished fabric
- Growing mulberryFarmers grow high-yield hybrid mulberry varieties, which now cover more than three-quarters of Lâm Đồng's mulberry fields. Fresh leaves are cut daily — they are the silkworm's only food.
- Hatching and early rearingSilkworm eggs hatch at specialised nurseries, where the tiny worms are fed finely chopped young leaves through their most delicate first stages before going to family farms.
- Raising the silkwormsOn the farm, the silkworms eat mulberry leaves almost non-stop for around three to four weeks, shedding their skin four times. Lâm Đồng farmers raise bivoltine silkworms, which spin white cocoons.
- Spinning the cocoonEach silkworm spins a single continuous filament around itself over two to three days. One cocoon holds several hundred metres to over a kilometre of filament.
- Sorting the cocoonsCocoons from across the province are bought at collection points and sent to Bảo Lộc, where they are sorted by quality before reeling.
- Reeling raw silkCocoons are softened in hot water and their filaments unwound. Filaments from about ten cocoons are joined into one thread of raw silk, on automatic and mechanical reeling lines.
- Twisting and weavingRaw silk is softened, dried, wound and twisted, then warped and woven. Bảo Lộc mills weave habutai, crepe de chine, satin, georgette, organza, taffeta and jacquard.
- Degumming, dyeing and finishingThe natural gum (sericin) is washed out to reveal silk's soft hand and lustre. The fabric is then dyed or printed and inspected metre by metre before it leaves the mill.
How the world sees Bảo Lộc silk
Exported to demanding markets
Bảo Lộc silk and silk fabric are exported to Japan — the main market — as well as India, Italy, Switzerland, France, Korea and other countries in Europe and Asia.
Trusted by Japanese silk houses
Japanese silk companies have invested in Bảo Lộc since 2004. Local mills weave silk for kimonos, kimono linings and ties for the Japanese market.
Woven here, sold under other names
Some silk lines of Italian, Japanese and Thai brands are woven in Bảo Lộc. For years, much Vietnamese silk reached the world under foreign brand names.
Shown in Tokyo and Paris
Lâm Đồng promotes Bảo Lộc silk at trade fairs in Tokyo and Paris, and local mills now supply designers in Europe and Asia directly.
Quality varies between reelers and batches, as with any natural fiber. We choose fabric mill by mill and send swatches for your approval before anything is cut.
04 · Working with usBảo Lộc silk at HOIAN STUDIO
We use Bảo Lộc mulberry silk for premium capsules and statement pieces: silk shirts, dresses and áo dài, alongside our linen and ramie collections. Every style is sampled in our Hanoi studio before production.
- Swatches before you commit
- Fabric source documentation on request
- Trial orders from 10 pieces per size per color
- Custom colors and prints, subject to mill minimums
Frequently asked
What is Bảo Lộc silk?
Mulberry silk reeled and woven in Bảo Lộc, Lâm Đồng province, in Vietnam's Central Highlands. It is made from the cocoons of silkworms fed only on mulberry leaves.
Is Bảo Lộc silk 100% mulberry silk?
Yes. Lâm Đồng's sericulture is built on mulberry-fed silkworms. Mills also weave silk blends; we confirm the exact composition of every fabric before you order.
What silk fabrics can you source from Bảo Lộc?
Habutai, crepe de chine, satin, georgette, organza, taffeta and jacquard, in natural or dyed colors. Tell us the hand-feel and weight you need and we send matching swatches.
Can I get swatches before ordering?
Yes. We send swatches for approval before sampling, and fabric source documentation on request.
What is the minimum order for silk garments?
Trial orders start from 10 pieces per size per color, and bulk orders from 100–300 pieces per style. Custom-dyed or printed silk may need a larger fabric order.
Develop a silk piece with us.
Tell us the garment, the hand-feel and the quantity. We reply within 24 hours with silk options and next steps.
Request silk swatchesSources: Nhân Dân (May 2026); Vietnam News (Aug 2025); Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region, "Development of Sericulture Value Chain in Vietnam" (2022); Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (2017, 2019); Tạp chí Công Thương; Vietnam News Agency (2013).