Silk Description
Legend has it that a Chinese princess discovered silk
over 4000 years ago, but its use predates written records. China
held the secret of silk silent for centuries until Japan and India
solved the mystery and produced their own. Silk comes from the
cocoon of the silkworm. The cocoon are put in hot soapy water to
soften and then unwound. An average of 1200 yards of silk filament
come from one cocoon.
Silk is easily damaged by the sun's rays.
Draperies should have linings for protection. Silk can be used any
any textile product for your home, as long as you can afford the cost. Silk
bedding is cool because of its fast drying effects. I recommend
Silk sheets for people that are hot at night or have night sweats.
Cultivated Silk is a term used for smooth
evenly textured fiber processed from silkworms raised under controlled
conditions.
Doupioni Silk is produced from a cocoon formed
by two silkworms, the cocoon would have a mixture of thick and thin
yarns.
Wild Silk or Tussah silk are from uncultured
naturally growing silkworms.
Spun Silk takes the short pieces of silk and
spins it into a usable length of silk fiber.
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