About Silk
Author: Celia Namart
Author: Celia Namart
Silk has been around for a long time, the silk has been first
developed in ancient china. Silk has soon become a sign of
status and social standing, it spread throughout Asia and
became a commodity that everyone wanted, silk has been
considered something prestigious right from the start. When the
commercial trade between different cultures and civilizations
started to grow the silk was a leading trade.
In the heyday of the silk trade it has expanded to most places
on earth, at least places that had humans living in them, it
seemed that the human affection to silk is natural, its texture
and looks bridged any culture and society, everyone wanted silk
and regarded people that used silk as part of a social elite.
By 1100 BC silk had arrived to the Middle East, Europe and
Africa and the silk trade has formed the famous Silk Road to
use as its main route between the cultures and continents.
Many people do not know that there is another kind of silk that
has not been as famous as the classic silk, this is the wild
silk that is naturally lesser in production as in popularity in
the world because of the simple fact that it can not be produced
in mass like the regular silk. This production of the wild silk
has been also going on for centuries, in many parts of the
world.
Silk is produced from silkworms, these creators have glands
that produce the thread by making a liquid that is forced
through an opening, the liquid hardens and produces the thread
that is later possessed into silk. The reproduction of the
silkworms is when the female produces a couple of hundred eggs
and dies almost immediately, the male also dies soon after
that. The eggs are examined to separate the diseased ones from
the health ones, and the silkworms are fed enormous amount of
food to make them grow and with the right food provided to
increase the chances of them producing the highest kind of silk
possible.
Silk was and is one of the most frequently used fabrics for the
fashion industry and clothing in general, the difference in the
silk quality and durability is up to the manufacturer, making
the high quality ones the most famous for their outstanding
products, do not be fooled by the industry that seems to be so
simple, as many thing are what seems simple is very
complicated, techniques and tradition are mixed in the silk
trade to provide the best results and these are not easy to
get.
So the next time you think of silk try and think about where it
comes from, the distances it travels and how did it originate,
from what part of the globe, how many hands did it pass on the
way to being the fabric of which your clothes are made and how
extraordinary it is that this old trade is, to some extent,
still carried out today. This is the unique story of silk
About The Author: Celia Nemart writes about family and
creativity and design on the internet, Celia is a dedicated
writer that writes to improve the information about Silk at
http://silk.advice-tips.com/
developed in ancient china. Silk has soon become a sign of
status and social standing, it spread throughout Asia and
became a commodity that everyone wanted, silk has been
considered something prestigious right from the start. When the
commercial trade between different cultures and civilizations
started to grow the silk was a leading trade.
In the heyday of the silk trade it has expanded to most places
on earth, at least places that had humans living in them, it
seemed that the human affection to silk is natural, its texture
and looks bridged any culture and society, everyone wanted silk
and regarded people that used silk as part of a social elite.
By 1100 BC silk had arrived to the Middle East, Europe and
Africa and the silk trade has formed the famous Silk Road to
use as its main route between the cultures and continents.
Many people do not know that there is another kind of silk that
has not been as famous as the classic silk, this is the wild
silk that is naturally lesser in production as in popularity in
the world because of the simple fact that it can not be produced
in mass like the regular silk. This production of the wild silk
has been also going on for centuries, in many parts of the
world.
Silk is produced from silkworms, these creators have glands
that produce the thread by making a liquid that is forced
through an opening, the liquid hardens and produces the thread
that is later possessed into silk. The reproduction of the
silkworms is when the female produces a couple of hundred eggs
and dies almost immediately, the male also dies soon after
that. The eggs are examined to separate the diseased ones from
the health ones, and the silkworms are fed enormous amount of
food to make them grow and with the right food provided to
increase the chances of them producing the highest kind of silk
possible.
Silk was and is one of the most frequently used fabrics for the
fashion industry and clothing in general, the difference in the
silk quality and durability is up to the manufacturer, making
the high quality ones the most famous for their outstanding
products, do not be fooled by the industry that seems to be so
simple, as many thing are what seems simple is very
complicated, techniques and tradition are mixed in the silk
trade to provide the best results and these are not easy to
get.
So the next time you think of silk try and think about where it
comes from, the distances it travels and how did it originate,
from what part of the globe, how many hands did it pass on the
way to being the fabric of which your clothes are made and how
extraordinary it is that this old trade is, to some extent,
still carried out today. This is the unique story of silk
About The Author: Celia Nemart writes about family and
creativity and design on the internet, Celia is a dedicated
writer that writes to improve the information about Silk at
http://silk.advice-tips.com/
