spun silk; spun silk yarn; schappe
Technical term in textiles for silk yarn produced by spinning short silk fibers (waste silk) rather than reeling continuous filaments. The cross-reference 絹紡糸 is a synonym.
See also: 絹紡糸
紡績絹糸は、絹紡糸とも呼ばれ、くず繭から作られる。
Spun silk yarn, also called 絹紡糸, is made from waste cocoons.