Wondering where to buy Silkworms?
In Australia
Are you a teacher looking for silkworms, cocoons and mulberry leaves to show to your class? Perhaps you teach textiles and would like to show your students where silk comes from …The easiest step is to find someone with mulberry trees, the natural habitat and diet of the silkworm. This is not as easy as it used to be, but it is the best. :-)
In Australia there aren’t many choices but as I find more locations I will add them to this page.
Peaceful Silkworms is an Australian Online Supplier of Organic Peace Silk Fibre / Fiber and Bombyx Mori Silkworm Eggs.
Contact: Kiersten Williams
Everything Silkworms is an Internet shop based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 2010, and endeavour to make sure future generations, as well as the current generation, are exposed to the amazing nature of Silkworms – much like children of the past.
Also try:
- Face of Asia Textiles, Level 1, 51-53 The Corso, Manly 2095
Contact David Hulme [+61] 02 9977 0700, 0403-772-526 - Contact Marion at BeautifulSilks.com.au who sells silkworm cocoons.
Where To Buy Silkworms in USA
Try https://www.silkwormshop.com
If you have any links for USA or other locations, please click the CONTACT button and let me know – I’ll add the info to this page.
Other places to try near your home are:
- the zoo
- local museums
- butterfly farms
- pet stores who sell snakes, fish, lizards, amphibians, frogs, turtles, birds, spiders, and reptiles [they have all been known to eat silkworms].
Many thanks!
cheers
Teena Hughes
Silk Artist / Textile Designer