However, silk is not strictly an enterprise from afar. Silk threads it way through the manufacturing ... the silk process from the raising of the mulberry seed and growing trees for the worms ...

The planters were encouraged by bounties for raw silk production and faced with fines if they didn’t plant mulberry trees ... some silk for sewing thread and home woven fabric was produced ...

The raw material for silk thread is made by larvae that feed off the leaves of mulberry trees, which are plentiful in this region’s mild climate. Once found in the wild, now the caterpillars ...

Have you ever wondered about the intricate tapestry of history woven through the delicate threads ... discovering silk.

DAMASCUS, Oct 31, 2010 (AFP) - Buffeted by economic realities that have forced farmers to replace mulberry trees with olive groves and fruit orchards, Syria's once-famous silk industry is these days ...

Harvested by unraveling a silk cocoon in one continuous thread, material made and woven ... With a double cocoon Mulberry silk fill and jacquard cotton cover, this comforter from THXSILK earns ...