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The art of silk culture began in China. Legend has it that about 4500 years ago the Chinese Empress Xi Ling Chi was in her garden when her eye was caught by a worm spinning a gossamer web to protect itself. “How lovely it must feel to cocoon oneself in thread like that,” she mused. The idea of this thin fibre was so appealing that she and her ladies-in-waiting set about examining a cocoon, succeeded in unravelling the thread and used it to weave fabric. Apart from China, other major silk-producing countries are Thailand, Korea, India and Japan. Silk fabric is also woven in Italy and France.

What is silk?

Silk is the fibre of insect larvae or silk worms living in mulberry trees. The larva weaves itself a cocoon to protect it while it is transforming into a moth. This cocoon consists of a single strand of fibre 2000-4000 metres long. The cocoons are gathered and placed in hot air, steam or a very cold temperature in order to kill the worm. The thread can then be unwound. One cocoon produces 1-3 kilometres of silk thread.

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International fashion accessory trade show
01/03/2024 - 04/03/2024
Location Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Paris
France
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International fashion accessory trade show
27/09/2024 - 30/09/2024
Location Jardin des Tuileries (Tuileries Garden)
Paris
France



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