Art of making silk, the: footprint reading library 1600

Auteur :
Geographic, National / Waring, Rob
Éditeur :
Cengage Learning, Inc
ISBN :
9781424010974
Date de publication :
29 juil. 2008
Dimensions :
0,2 x 14,7 x 20,5 cm
Poids :
54 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
There is a silk factory in Florence, Italy, where workers use ancient machines to create beautiful silk cloth. Other factories have modernized and use newer machines but the workers here continue to weave silk from machines that are centuries old. How this silk is made? What makes it special?