Search results
The production of silk originated in Neolithic China within the Yangshao culture (4th millennium BCE). Though it would later reach other places in the world, the art of silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at 114 BC.
28 lip 2017 · Silk is a fabric first produced in Neolithic China from the filaments of the cocoon of the silk worm. It became a staple source of income for small farmers and, as weaving techniques improved, the reputation...
Based on archaeological data and relevant historical literature, this paper introduces the development of sericulture, silk reeling, and silk weaving in China before and during the Han Dynasty, including aspects such as feed for silkworms, silkworm breeding methods, types of fabrics and weaving techniques, and improvements in looms.
Flying horses with wings are recurring patterns on the silk fabrics unearthed in the northwestern region of China and attributed to the historical period between the late Northern Dynasty...
With the marked expansion of the sea trade between China and the West, unprecedented quantities of Chinese silk were shipped to Europe and the Americas, inspiring the widespread taste for...
7 maj 2020 · The first development was of the ancient system during the Han dynasty in China (second century BCE–second century CE) consisting of sericulture in northern China, hand silk reeling, Chinese dyes, multiheddle patterning loom, and warp-faced pattern structure.
The history of silk making stretches back 6,000 years, and the earliest example of silk fabric that has been discovered dates from 3,630 BC in Henan. Silk cloth manufacture was well advanced during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) era.
