Popularity of muga fabrics ismainly because of the following qualities.
  • Natural Golden Shade >> Natural Golden colour of muga is unique. There are hardly any fabric with this golden colour in natural shade. Unlike mulberry silk which is bleached and dried, muga silk has the natural quality of appearing almost like spun gold.
  • Glossy >> Besides the golden colour, the muga fabric is glossy. It makes the golden colour more attractive both outside and inside use.
  • Fine texture >> It is very difficult to find diverse qualities blended into one yarn. Lustrous texture is one of the various qualities found in muga fabric.
  • Durability >> Muga silk is also very durable. Articles of muga clothing have been known to last for 50 years. For 600 years muga silk was worm only by Ahom king and noble families of Assam.

    Some exceptional qualities of muga fabric.
  • Comfortable in both summer and winter . With the introduction of improved technology for processing muga fabric wearing of muga dresses has become comfortable in both summer and winter. This quality has helped entrepreneurs to go for production of various dresses to be used in different seasons.
  • An echo friendly textile product . It is eco friendly in nature since chemicals are not use at any stage of production to retain it's golden colour.
  • The shine of muga increases with every wash . This is indeed an another unique quality of muga fabric. Frequent wearing is not a problem.

    Some additional qualities ;

  • Can retain its original colour, hardness and other qualities up to temperature 200C.
  • Highest Tensile strength among all the natural fibers.
  • 30% moisture regain capacity.

Muga can absorb ultra violate ray upto 85.08 %.