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Chinese Innovations Silk Making

Chinese Innovations Silk Making. By Cameron Gornet and Daniel Kaganov. Description of Silk. Silk is a strong shiny fiber that is used to make cloth. Silk fiber is made from the cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms. Strongest natural fiber. Legend of Silk.

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Chinese Innovations Silk Making

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  1. Chinese InnovationsSilk Making By Cameron Gornet and Daniel Kaganov

  2. Description of Silk • Silk is a strong shiny fiber that is used to make cloth. Silk fiber is made from the cocoons of caterpillars called silkworms. • Strongest natural fiber

  3. Legend of Silk • The discovery of silk dates back to Ancient China • The most popular story is about Chinese princess having tea and a silkworm cocoon fell into her cup • The hot water untangled the silk thread from the cocoon • Eventually many Chinese found out about the silkworms and their cocoons. Thus, the innovations of silk was found.

  4. Benefits of Silk • Increased profit/economy of china dramatically • Not only used for clothes, but fishing lines, musical strings, bow strings, much more • High demands of silk from other countries since silk making was a precious secret to Chinese culture. • Economic symbol and source for China

  5. Silk Making Today • Silk is still an economic benefit to the Chinese economy • China even today produces over 50% of the world’s silk • Silk production has doubled since 30 years ago • Silk is being cultivated and sewn all across the world

  6. Process of Silk Making • The process of silk making requires hard work and delicacy • The steps include: • Raising silkworms • Development of silkworms • Spinning the cocoon • Processing silk

  7. Process of Silk Making (cont.) • Process silk it a multi-step process • Reeling • Throwing ( From Anglo- Saxon word thraw meaning twist) • Boiling off and weighting • Dyeing different colors • Weaving

  8. Process of Making Silk Video • Process of Making Silk

  9. Bibliography • History of Silk. Silk Road Foundation. September 20,2010. http://www.silk-road.com/artl/silkhistory.shtml • Kristof, Nicholas D. "Rural China Learns to Earn a Little Extra." New York Times 23 Jan. 1991. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=News&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA175071673&mode=view • "Silk." World Book Student. 2010. September 10, 2010. http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar510580&st=silk+making+in+china

  10. Bibliography (cont.) • "Silk." World of Invention. Gale, 2006. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 21 Sept. 2010. http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/suic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=K12-Reference&prodId=SUIC&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CCV1647500703&mode=view • “Traditional Silk Making Today.” Vimeo. November, 2009. September 20, 2010. http://vimeo.com/7692386

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