Day Fifty Four

Silk is a natural protein fibre.

Silk production commenced in China around 2570 BC.

White silk was once most favoured because it can be dyed any colour. 

Coloured silk is becoming accepted as more environmentally friendly because colour is achieved without the use of dye.

China is also credited for the first silk fabric.

In an attempt to keep the production of silk secret by the Chinese, some tall stories were conjured up as to how the textile came about.

It was two thousand years before the secret  of silk production reached Korea in 200 BC.

Mountain Magpie, Sparrows and Bramble, by Huang Zhucai, 10th century, ink and color on silk.