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Silk

Silk. By Mason Solberg. Where it came from. Silk came from the silkworms. Made from the cocoon of a silkworm. Values. It was one of the most valuable things on the silk road. The silk industry makes 200million dollars annually. How it is made.

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Silk

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  1. Silk By Mason Solberg

  2. Where it came from • Silk came from the silkworms. • Made from the cocoon of a silkworm.

  3. Values • It was one of the most valuable things on the silk road. • The silk industry makes 200million dollars annually.

  4. How it is made • One cocoon is made of a single thread about 914 meters long. • About 3000 cocoons are needed to make a pound of silk.

  5. Uses • It was used as clothing. • It can also be used as a curtain.

  6. When it was developed • First developed in china in 3000BCE • It could have be developed as early as 6000BCE.

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