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This fine, lustrous fabric was from the Middle East, not from Far East Cathay |
silk
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$1,200 |
DJ |
CLOTHING IN THE MIDDLE AGES |
2018-06-29 |
#7795 |
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200 pounds of mulberry leaves fed to worms can be used to produce one pound of this fabric |
silk
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$800 |
DJ |
FABRICS & TEXTILES |
2015-12-16 |
#7193 |
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When you say it's fiber from insect larvae made from cocoon spinning, it's hard to believe we love to sleep on sheets of it |
silk
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$200 |
J |
THE FABRIC OF OUR LIVES |
2013-11-07 |
#6704 |
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Delicate Foulard textiles, used for ties & handkerchiefs, were originally this fabric |
silk
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$800 |
J |
TEXTILES |
2006-01-23 |
#4921 |
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In 552 Emperor Justinian sent 2 monks to China to discover the secret of this fabric |
Silk
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$100 |
J |
FABRICS & TEXTILES |
1996-01-30 |
#2632 |
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It takes about 5,000 "worms" to produce 1 raw kilogram or 2.2 pounds of this |
silk
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$200 |
DJ |
FABRICS |
1994-05-17 |
#2247 |
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The "raw" type of this fiber is reeled from the cocoons still containing the gum or sericin |
silk
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$100 |
J |
TEXTILES |
1994-04-11 |
#2221 |
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The cultivation of this fiber is called sericulture |
silk
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$1,000 |
DJ |
TEXTILES |
1992-09-21 |
#1846 |
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The larva of the Bombyx mori moth produces this fiber |
silk
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$500 |
J |
TEXTILES |
1991-10-11 |
#1635 |
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Some say Japan's transformation into a modern nation was based on producing this luxury fabric |
silk
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$200 |
DJ |
TEXTILES |
1987-12-15 |
#757 |
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World Book says because of its beauty, this natural fiber is often called "the queen of fibers" |
silk
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$600 |
DJ |
TEXTILES |
1987-06-02 |
#647 |