| Silk may be just another fabric to most
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| | silk production. However, it is because
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| of us. But the truth is, silk is a very
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| | of this epidemic that much research was
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| unique fabric that has many activists up
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| | done on the silkworm that ultimately led
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| in arms. We're going to take a look at a
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| | to more advances and more modern
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| brief history and some facts about silk
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| | techniques. Today's silk production is
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| in order to give you a little education
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| | actually a combination of old and new
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| on the subject.The actual discovery of
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| | techniques.The silkworm itself is
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| silk, from the silkworm species Bombyx
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| | actually a common name for the silk
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| mori happened around 2700 BC. Yes, silk
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| | producing larvae of many different types
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| has been around a long time. According
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| | of moths. The larvae is not actually a
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| to Chinese tradition, and you have to
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| | worm. It is technically a caterpillar.
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| take this with a grain of salt, it was a
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| | There are many species of silkworm that
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| 14 year old girl by the name of Hsi Ling
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| | are used in silk production but the most
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| Shi who discovered the invention of the
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| | common of these is Bombyx mori. This
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| first silk reel. Silk became a very
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| | silkworm is native to China and was
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| valuable commodity and was sought after
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| | brought to Europe and Western Asia around
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| by many other countries. But it wasn't
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| | 600 AD. It wasn't until the 18th century
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| until 139 BC that the world's longest
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| | that it was brought to America.The silk
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| trade route was opened from China to The
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| | industry is the main industry in
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| Mediterranean Sea. This route was named
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| | Thailand, Japan and China. Most of the
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| the Silk Road for obvious reasons. By
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| | silk products you'll find in stores,
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| 300 AD the production of silk had also
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| | especially in the United States, most
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| reached India and Japan.The manufacture
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| | likely come from one of these three
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| of silk gradually made its way to Europe
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| | countries. There are basically two
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| and America. During the 18th and 19th
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| | methods of producing the silk. One is by
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| centuries, around the time of the
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| | hand reeling, which is mostly done in
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| Industrial Revolution, Europeans had made
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| | Thailand, and machine reeling, which is
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| some great advances in the production of
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| | done in Japan and China.The cost of silk
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| silk. In the 18th century, England
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| | products from these countries is very
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| became the leading manufacturer of silk
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| | high because of the technology involved,
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| because of the advancements in technology
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| | the difficulty of producing silk products
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| the country was responsible for. Some of
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| | due to dealing with living creatures and
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| the inventions were improved silk-weaving
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| | the import taxes invoked on these items.
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| looms, power looms and roller printing.
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| | That is one of the reasons why silk is
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| In 1870, however, there was a major
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| | such a valued commodity, especially in
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| setback in silk production. There was an
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| | the United States.In the next instalment
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| epidemic called Pebrine disease, which
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| | in this series on silk we'll pick up with
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| was caused by a small parasite. This
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| | a more detailed look at silk production
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| epidemic spread like wildfire through the
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| | in the three main silk producing
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| industry, almost completely wiping out
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| | countries.
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