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Silk
Silk is produced by silkworms, which are native to Asia and create their cocoons out of a strong elastic material that is collected and processed into silk fabric. This fabric can be used to make clothing, bedding, and other goods.
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How has silk affected life today?
The importance of silk is tremendous. Not only has it a vital role in economy these days, but it also caused the appearance of the silk road, a trade route with more than 2000 years that is still used today. In short, it's all about communication, as it created several other exchanges other than monetary, like culture and religion (Buddhism), for instance.
How does a silk worm form silk?
it makes it through its body similar to how a spider makes the stuff for its web
Rayon is a cellulose-based fibre, or cloth made from that fibre; it is neither wholly natural nor synthetic, and is defined as semi-synthetic.
Cloth made from rayon is often called viscose, and can be referred to as art silk; it is a soft, smooth fabric with a sheen, giving it a silk-like appearance.
What temperature does silk on an iron get?
Steam it lightly. If your iron doesn't have a steam setting, use a spray bottle to spray water on the material before ironing. Iron on the side that faces in.
Bees, moths and wasps are insects that produce silk.
Specifically, silk production is most appreciated and exploited in terms of moths. Silk is produced during a moth's larval stage. It therefore represents the work of the moth in its caterpillar stage. Silk-producing caterpillars will be referred to as silkworms even though they are not worms.
Why is a cocoon that produces a live silk moth usless for making silk cloth?
If the moth hatches, it chews its way out of the cocoon, cutting all the silk fibers. for silk production, the caterpillar is killed before it hatches, so the silk strands can be unwound and remain whole.
A natural fabric is made through only non-synthetic material, which means it is completely pure, and does not use manufactured materials.....
Natural fabrics are collected through many different Land creatures, or plants...
such as; Wool-it comes from sheep- Cotton-it comes from a plant-
and there are more...
What is For a luxurious ride that is smooth as silk and quick as the wind try a foot mobile?
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Everything is flammable -- the differences are the temperatures at which the element burst into flame. According to Silk Fast Facts, "Pure Silk's flash point is between 300 degrees and 460 degrees. . . "
Uses of Silk
- Silk is mainly used in the manufacture of clothing such as dresses, ties, shirts, trousers, pajamas, underwear and folk costumes. It is also used in skiing garments because of its ability to keep body warmth contained and because it is lightweight.
- Silk is also used to make silk comforter or duvets which are lightweight and hypoallergenic. It is also used as fabric for upholstery, curtains, rugs and bedding such as sheets.
- Silk is sometimes used in the construction of parachute materials and cords, though it is more common for parachutes to be made from nylon.
- It is also occasionally used to make the casing of bicycle tires; cotton and nylon are also used for this purpose.
- Silk thread is used as a non-absorbable surgery sutures.
- Silk has been used to make disposable cups and tableware.
- Due to its refractive nature holograms have been made using silk material.
- It has been used to create capsules for drug delivery.
- Spider silk was once used to create the cross hairs in instruments such as microscopes and telescopes. Spider silk is still used in the field of optics to create fine diffraction patterns need in optical communications.
How much silk can a silkworm produce?
A domesticated silkworm produces a single cocoon in its life cycle, which when unraveled can produce up to 3,000 meters of one strand of silk fibre.
Can you dye silk with Rit dye?
Protein fibres such as silk and wool prefer ACID DYES. Acid dyes produce bright colours which vary in light fastness. Most have poor fastness to washing. They are simple to use. These dyes require boiling, which will affect the filament, and alter the final appearance and feel. This change is often acceptable to textile artists and is a matter of personal preference. FIBRE REACTIVE DYES. Brand names include Remazol (Multifilla), Procion, Drimarine K, Levafix (USA) & Dylon. These dyes have excellent light and wash fastness, are easily mixable to form a wide range of colours and can be used in cold water. These dyes depend on a chemical reaction taking place, under alkaline conditions, in an aqueous solution, making a permanent bond with the fibres called co-valent bonding. The alkali is the fixing agent. These alkaline conditions will damage protein fibres, so this should be a consideration when vat dyeing silk. The alkali should be greatly reduced or replaced with acetic acid (sometimes called a painting solution ) Gaubers salt can be substituted for common salt. These problems do not occur when hand painting with fibre reactive dyes, the dye powder is mixed with water to required strength and painted on. Fixing is done by steaming or the application of a cold fix agent (Sodium Silicate )
The Sodium Silicate is painted onto the dried hand painted fabric. The fabric is wrapped completely in plastic to exclude air, left for a min of 2 hrs (overnight is preferable) and washed thoroughly afterwards. With this method there is no loss of colour. Dyes made up without additives will remain usable for many weeks kept in a dark place.
Keep it soaked in water for about an hour. Then let it dry and when it's dried iron it.
How did the silk route link to world?
The silk route are a example of vibrant pre- modern trade and cultural link between distant parts of the world. 'The name silk routes' points to the importance of west- bound Chinese silk cargoes along this route.
Silk garments/clothes drape around perfectly and it keeps the body warm. The texture of a silk fabric is smooth and is like our skin. Silk garments give us a luxurious feeling when worn so it is quite popular.
How would you know whether a silk saree purchased by your mother is made from pure silk?
Marking - Fabric is nearly always marked as such - "100% silk."
ID number - If not, fabric manufacturers in China are required by the government to attach fabric ID tags to their goods. The ID tag should contain a five-digit number. If the first number on the left is a "1", then the fabric is 100% real silk.
Price - 100% silk costs 5-10 times as much as poly/silk blends.
Burn test - Hold one thread of the fabric with tweezers, and burn it. If the ashes are black, crispy, and smells like burned hair, it is REAL. If the ashes are soft, chalky, smell like burned paper, and keep burning, it is FAKE.
Well you can make anything, well not everything, but you know... But still, you should remember that silk isn't as warm as wool r cotton.. so
Explain how Hawaii changed from a Polynesian society to a multicultural society?
Hawaii used to be isolated from other cultures and was exclusively Polynesian. As people's ability to travel increased, people from many different areas, such as the US and Japan, moved to Hawaii. The newcomers had a strong influence on the local culture, and eventually Hawaii became more multicultural.
