“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

Introduction. Silk on the Silk Roads : Exchange between East and West in Antiquity / Berit Hildebrandt. Looking towards the West : how the Chinese viewed the Romans / Liu Xinru -- Textiles and trade ...

What is the future of silk, this material that humans have coveted for many thousands of years? What is its past? It’s a fiber made by spiders, some moths, and even certain mollusks. Archeological ...

Over time, many individuals and cultures have independently discovered how to make silk, according to this illuminating history from bioarcheologist Prasad (In the Bonesetter’s Waiting Room). The ...

52 E. Fifth St. in the borough of Jim Thorpe- formerly East Mauch Chunk- is probably not the sort of place that most visitors come there to see. Former silk mill in Jim Thorpe There are no mid-19th ...