Got Silk? The Feeling of Silk Against Your Skin Can Lead to An Obsession With Silk.

It takes approximately 5500 silkworm cocoons to make 2 pounds of raw silk. Silk is the fabric of choice of royalty and wealth, as well as highly desired by most people.

(PRWEB) November 11, 2004 -- Chinese history credits the invention of silk fabric to Yuen Fei, an emperors concubine. Legend has it she dropped a cocoon into hot tea and it unraveled. From that humble beginning, many types of silk have been created.

Tusah silk is produced by silkworms that feed on oak leaves. Silk dupioni is produced from 2 silkworms that spin a cocoon together, thus making a strong double-thread silk. Dupioni silk is currently enjoying great popularity. The finest quality silk is made by the mulberry silk moth, which feeds on mulberry leaves.

The average cocoon contains 300-400 meters of silk. It takes about 5500 silkworms to produce approximately 2 pounds of raw silk! Cocoons are still dipped in hot water to loosen the tightly woven filaments that make up a silkworm's cocoon.

These filaments, or fine threads, are unwound onto a spool. Each cocoon is made up of a filament between 600 and 900 meters long! Of course, these filaments are extremely thin. Between five and eight of these superfine filaments are twisted together to make one silk thread. One can easily see why silk is rare and incomparable.

At one time silk was reserved for royalty. Today it is available to all who desire the luster and softness of silk.

One wonders how long it will be before an environmental group strikes out against silk-worm growers and producers?

But until then, enjoy silk in all its forms: bedding, lingerie, clothing, accessories, drapes, curtains, and pillows.

Silk lingerie is even popular with men, with silk thongs being the most sought after mens item...

See for yourself at http://www.silk-obsession.com

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