Silk
Silk
Silk is a fabric that is used throughout the entire the world. It is a very elegant fabric that many people prize to have. The silk fabric can trace its origins back 4000 years in China. It has a very interesting myth related to it but for all that can be said it may also be the truth. Silk is farmed and manufactured in a method known as sericulture and it is an extensive process but it is almost the same wherever silk is farmed. There are two major types of silk which are pure silk and wild silk, which is known as tussah. These two types have specific fabric and farming differences. In today’s world silk is imported and exported by countries all over the world.
The discovery of silk has a very interesting legend that is associated with is. It all begins in 2640 BC when the 14-year-old wife, Xilingji (His-ling-chi) of China’s third emperor, Huangdi (Huang Ti) is in the palace garden making tea. She accidentally dropped a silkworm cocoon into a cup of hot water and discovered that the silk fiber could be loosened and unwound. By taking more cocoons and placing them in hot water she was able to take the single fibers and wind them together to create a thread that was strong enough to be woven into cloth.
There are two main types of silk that exist in the world. The first one is raw silk and this comes from the silkworm species Bombyx mori. The other main type of silk that exists in the world is known as wild silk or Tussah. Raw silk is a very luxurious fabric with a luxurious hand. It is extremely durable, and it can be easily dyed but as for overall strength raw silk is not the strongest of the different types of silks. The way that raw silk is manufactured is listed in the paragraph above. The tussah silk is considered to be created organically because they are not being harvested. This type of silk is collected in tropical or semi-tropical forests after the moths have emerged from the cocoons. Since this occurs the silk is not as fine as pure silk but
Silk is a fabric that is used throughout the entire the world. It is a very elegant fabric that many people prize to have. The silk fabric can trace its origins back 4000 years in China. It has a very interesting myth related to it but for all that can be said it may also be the truth. Silk is farmed and manufactured in a method known as sericulture and it is an extensive process but it is almost the same wherever silk is farmed. There are two major types of silk which are pure silk and wild silk, which is known as tussah. These two types have specific fabric and farming differences. In today’s world silk is imported and exported by countries all over the world.
The discovery of silk has a very interesting legend that is associated with is. It all begins in 2640 BC when the 14-year-old wife, Xilingji (His-ling-chi) of China’s third emperor, Huangdi (Huang Ti) is in the palace garden making tea. She accidentally dropped a silkworm cocoon into a cup of hot water and discovered that the silk fiber could be loosened and unwound. By taking more cocoons and placing them in hot water she was able to take the single fibers and wind them together to create a thread that was strong enough to be woven into cloth.
There are two main types of silk that exist in the world. The first one is raw silk and this comes from the silkworm species Bombyx mori. The other main type of silk that exists in the world is known as wild silk or Tussah. Raw silk is a very luxurious fabric with a luxurious hand. It is extremely durable, and it can be easily dyed but as for overall strength raw silk is not the strongest of the different types of silks. The way that raw silk is manufactured is listed in the paragraph above. The tussah silk is considered to be created organically because they are not being harvested. This type of silk is collected in tropical or semi-tropical forests after the moths have emerged from the cocoons. Since this occurs the silk is not as fine as pure silk but