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Silk, Silk dress, Silk fabric, Silk dress, Silk scarf |
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SILK CARPET PRODUCTION
Silk production began in Asia Minor about the beginning of the Christian period. Two Persian monks, who had long resided in China, learned the whole art of silk worm rearing and brought their knowledge to the Emperor. About the year 550 AD, the monks brought silk worm eggs from China concealed in a bamboo tube. From the contents of this tube were produced all the races and varieties of silk worm that supplied the western world for more than 1,200 years. Early in the sixth century AD, Byzantine Emperor Justinian totally controlled the trade and manufacture of silk within his empire. Looms worked by women were set up in the Imperial Palace in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul). (from Encyclopedia Britannica, 1939 edition) Beautiful silk carpets have been produced for hundreds of years in the area of Cappadocia. We visited a carpet factory in Avanos, where silk is processed and the carpets woven on site. It is interesting to watch the processing of silk from the cocoon stage to the weaving of fine carpets. I have separate pages, most with pictures, for each step in the process as shown below: Processing Silk Worm Cocoons |