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Real silk is not man made, rather, it is spun by silk worms. This is the reason that real silk is expensive. There are synthetic silks, which feel like the real thing, that sell for much less.
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Is silk man made or not?
No, silk is a natural fibre.
What materal is man made or natural?
a man made material is plastic.and a natural material is silk
Is there a silk plant?
I would have to say no just because they havent found it yet if there is... silk is man made and spider made. so it is hard to believe there is a silk planet Answer 2 Silk is made neither by man nor spiders. It is made by the larva of the silkworm which wraps itself up in silk when it pupates. This silk is removed by man from the cocoon Answer 3 Yes there is such a thing as 'silk plants' and they are not plants that produce silk. Instead they are fake plants that are made of silk. They are mainly used as decorations and are good alternatives to real plants for the purposes of aesthetics because they do not wither or die and because they also look very real.
How is silk different to nylon?
Silk is more soft and smart than nylon! Silk looks nobler! Silk is a natural material; nylon is man-made.
Was the silk road in China man made or made naturally?
The "silk road" was not an actual specific road. It was any path or trail that was used to transport silk from the Orient to Europe. So portions of it were man made, and portions of it were natural, and it might not even be the same for any two trips.
About emperor wudi?
Built more things for the Great Wall, and made the Silk Road. He also expanded China's borders
Is silk man made or natural?
natural. silk is made by silk wormsSilk is a natural fibre produced by silk worms -- moths, really -- that spin cocoons which, when unraveled upon the death of the worm, become silk strands.
How do silk worm are beneficial to man?
silkworms are beneficial to man for it gives silk to man.
What is the difference between artificial silk and natural silk?
Natural silk: a product from the larvae of the insect Bombyx mori. The chemical structure of the fiber is proteinic. Artificial silk: man made fibers from cellulose and derivatives, polyesters, etc.
Do man made fibers come from natural resources?
Man made fibers are nearly all made from petroleum products, similar to the way plastics are made. Some man made fibers are made from grasses such as corn silk.
Is silk a natural fiber or a man made fiber?
Natural, although you wouldn't want to touch it in its natural state. Silk is a cousin to spiderwebs; both are natural fibrous secretions from bugs. It takes a LOT of processing to convert bug spit into fine clothing; so, the fiber is natural but silk itself is 90% man-made. Of course, the same could be said about wool or cotton.
Is there a silk-cotton tree?
No. Silk-cotton is a man-made blend of Silk and Cotton. * Cotton is spun from the flowering seed heads of the cotton plant * Silk is spun from the cocoons of silkworms, which feed on leaves of the mulberry tree
