Silk - The State Secret You Can Wear

No more romantic silk fibers. Treasured for thousands of years for this much luxury property, making silk was a state secret, which only reached Europe as a result of espionage agents of the Byzantine Empire. fabric I was wearing only emperors and kings, it is often limited by law to use multiple layers of society. This slim but strong fibers, was once the basis for international trade, respected worldwide for it's color, the way it felt on the skin, and it is a soft, flattering flare.

How did it all begin? very long (2700BC or so), in a country far, Lei HC, wife of the legendary Yellow Emperor of China, sitting in his garden, when a silk moth cocoon fell into her cup of tea. Lei ZC "noted that the shells began to fall apart, so he pulled the thread and quickly proved that it is enough to stretch across their garden. nit glinted in the light and was very strong, ZC Lei "was curious to see if it could be woven into the fabric, and so, legend has it, the production of silk, known as sericulture, began.

Archaeologists have found samples of silk in China dating back to 3500 BC, and silk fibers were found in Egyptian mummy more than 3000 years, which indicates that silk can be one of the oldest commodities in international trade. Chinese emperors tried to keep the secret of silk production methods in order to maintain a monopoly, although it is often made ​​of silk as a diplomatic gift. For thousands of years have been largely successful.

such as the Chinese Romans tried to restrict the use of silk, the Emperor Tiberius banned the wearing of silk by anyone other than the emperor, apparently thought no one paid much attention. Yet there was no way to actually produce silk, whereas, during the reign of Emperor Justinian, a Silkworm eggs were smuggled in a large city Constantinople. Even a secret production was kept close, within the palace walls, the fabric was reserved for the emperor and his family, and for use in diplomatic gifts.

hundred years later, the Venetian merchants traded in silk, bringing it into the rest of Europe, but despite numerous attempts to create an industry of silk production in Europe, the main centers of production are still China, Thailand and India.

Why is silk so appreciated? There are many reasons. Most basins are the cocoons of mulberry silkworm. These fibers are very strong and have a triangular cross section. flat sides reflect light in interesting ways, giving the fabric its unique glow. Since it is very absorbent, silk fiber is very comfortable to wear in hot climates, it is also very light, allowing the wearer almost forget that he or trained at all. smooth fabric makes it comfortable feel on the skin, but perhaps the most outstanding feature is the silk that the ability to absorb the pigment. Silk fabrics are characterized by a particularly beautiful colors, very bright and brilliantly subtle. No other fabric is color in quite the same way as the first choice of silk fabric for garments that need to be light, but warm, beautifully colored and soft glow of moonlight.