silk

Describes the life cycle of silkworms and how they make silk for clothing. Includes a STEAM activity, a picture glossary, critical thinking questions, and career advice from experts at the Smithsonian.

An introduction to silk, a luxury fabric, explaining where it is produced and how it is made, looking at the lives of silkworms, and discussing the ancient tradition of silk in China, as well as its use in Europe and the United States.

Fashion Science explores the science in the creation of fabrics and fashion.

An introduction to silk, a luxury fabric, explaining where it is produced and how it is made, looking at the lives of silkworms, and discussing the ancient tradition of silk in China, as well as its use in Europe and the United States.

After a cocoon falls into her tea cup and unravels to form a long, delicate thread, Hsi-Ling Chi, a princess in ancient China, meets a mysterious man who reveals how to transform the cocoons into silk.

Song Sun, who has a tendency to talk too much, gives away the secret of making Chinese silk and must try to save it.

Describes how cotton and silk are naturally produced and how they are prepared and made into cloth.

Provides information about silk, where and how it is made and processed, and its use throughout history. Includes a glossary and resources for further study.

Emma, the daughter of a station-master, is fascinated by the fast moving silk trains and their precious cargo, and when one of the trains derails, tossing bales of the wonderful fabric into the river, Emma becomes obsessed with finding some silk of her own.