This is a title in the "Focus on Resources" series which surveys the world's natural resources, discussing where a commodity is found, how it is processed and the uses we make of it. This volume looks at the history of the silk industry from its early discovery in China to its eventual development in Europe. It shows how silk is made by examining each stage of its production from the cultivation of the silkworm and its cocoon to the extraction of silk, explaining how this is made into thread and silk fabrics. The author also considers the state of the silk industry today, its uses in a world of artificial fibres and the predictions for its future.
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Verlagsgruppe
Hachette Children's Group
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
ISBN-13
978-1-85210-072-8 (9781852100728)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
What is silk?; the discovery of silk; the silk road; silk is smuggled to the West; silk-spinning creatures; the silkworm moth; selecting the eggs; food supply; rearing the caterpillars; the cocoon; throwing the silk; spun silk; weaving silk; printing silk; screen printing; finishing the silk; uses of silk; silk and society; the world's silk industry.
