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Silk Weaving, One of Ancient China’s Greatest Inventions

Among ancient China’s greatest inventions, silk weaving would have to be near the top of the list. Silk comes from a natural protein fiber that is composed mainly of fibroin produced by the Bombyx mori caterpillar, which spins a cocoon. The silk threads are taken from silkworm cocoons that have been boiled and silk weaving turns the ...

Emma Lu

Silk weaving – Newly spun silk on a spindle at a silk factory in Inle Lake, Myanmar.