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 Silk History and Silk Production Silk History -Chinese legend gives the title Goddess of Silk to Lady Hsi-Ling-Shih, wife of the mythical Yellow Emperor, who was said to have ruled China in about 3000 BC. She is credited with the introduction of silkworm rearing and the invention of the loom.In the prehistoric times of almost 5,000 years ago, silk emerged in the Yellow River valley in China. In the early dynasties the silk trade developed and reach an early peak during the Qing and Han Dynasty. Maidens from the Imperial Place picked the fine leaves from the Mulberry tree, tenderly fed them to silkworms and finally wove fabric out of the silk threads. The Chinese Emperor wore and used silk to symbolize his royalty and wealth. Sericulture or silk production has a long and colorful history unknown to most people. For more than two thousand years the Chinese kept the secret of silk close to themselves. Silk Production- Producing silk is a lengthy process and demands constant close attention. To produce high quality silk, the silk farms raise the cocoon must preventing the moth from hatching out and perfecting the diet on which the silkworms should feed. Chinese developed secret ways for sericulture. Then the silk producers sorted the fine quality cocoons by colors or other features such as “odd pod” or “double pod”. The good quality cocoons have been put in the boiled water for softening and filament reeling later. The silk reels into skeins for fabric woven or “silk caps” for silk duvet filling. News for Tuesday 19 January, 2010 View all news for Tuesday 19 January, 2010 on one page Recent News
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