How Silk Is Made Tale of the Moth

Kafemme10 Jun, 2022Fashion

Let's start off with some facts as to when silk was invented and where silk comes from. Ancient Chinese invented silk around the year 2696 BC. Silk then was a big part of Chinese culture, trade and overall economy. According to the legend, Empress His Ling Shi was resting under a mulberry tree in imperial gardens. Legend says that the Empress was sipping her tea, when suddenly a cocoon fell into her tea cup and began to unraveled before her eyes. The ancients of China took the moth, tamed it and put it to work, and in return they are tended for like gentle emperors.