Mawata

Bombyx mori cocoons are stretched over either a square frame to make “hankies” or a cone shaped form to make caps. All mawata are still hand made, usually in China.
BM1—Bell Unit—contains approximately 22 to 28 individual caps, all neatly bundled together as a “bell”
BM2—Individual mawata caps
BM3—Mawata squares or “hankies”