Vintage Jim Thompson Thai silk, In original artistic packaging. Beautiful accordion silk Multi-Use scarf, with Thai floral print bordered with elephants. Excellent New Condition. see photos for measurements Thai silk (Thai: ) is produced from the cocoons of Thai silkworms. Thailand's silkworm farmers cultivate both types of the domesticated silkworms that produce commercial silk: Samia ricini, commonly known as the eri silkworm, which produces matte eri silk, and the Bombyx mori, producer of the better known, glossy mulberry silk.[1] The latter is by far the larger silk producer of the two.[2]