- Publisher: Pen & Sword
- Year: 2021
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 192pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 252x178mm
- Condition: New
- Weight: 0.8kg
- ISBN: 9781526780928
- Product code: 537346
Silk
The Thread that Tied the World
Anthony Burton New Hardback Illustrated
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Beginning with an explanation of the life-cycle and habitat of the silk moth Bombyx mori, this chronological survey follows the Chinese discovery of its filaments’ potential as a luxury fabric, and trade with Europe along the Silk Road. It records the development of silk weaving in London by French Huguenots, and the industrialization of the process in the 19th century by the Jacquard loom, before reviewing the state of the industry today.
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Over a thousand years ago the Chinese discovered that the slender filaments that formed the cocoon of the silk moth, could be woven into beautiful shimmering fabrics.
For centuries they were able to keep the process a secret, but eventually started to trade the valuable cloth with the west, along the silk road.
Silk was a luxury item that bestowed prestige, so it was inevitable that the wealthy wanted their silks to be as elaborate as possible, beautiful designs were produced in the Islamic world and gradually a European industry developed.
In the 19th century mechanisation of the time consuming hand weaving process, had resulted in products being produced using the Jacquard loom, which used punched cards to create a pattern.
Silk remains the most beautiful woven material in the world, moving from its origins in ancient China to help transform the whole world.
For centuries they were able to keep the process a secret, but eventually started to trade the valuable cloth with the west, along the silk road.
Silk was a luxury item that bestowed prestige, so it was inevitable that the wealthy wanted their silks to be as elaborate as possible, beautiful designs were produced in the Islamic world and gradually a European industry developed.
In the 19th century mechanisation of the time consuming hand weaving process, had resulted in products being produced using the Jacquard loom, which used punched cards to create a pattern.
Silk remains the most beautiful woven material in the world, moving from its origins in ancient China to help transform the whole world.
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