10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WILD SILK»
Discover the use of
wild silk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wild silk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Wild Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of ...
For the student, researcher, and naturalist, here is practical information on collecting, rearing, and conducting original research. The entire text is referenced to an extensive bibliography.
Merran Faulkner inherits her eccentric uncle's fortune, but there's one condition: as a world-famous explorer, it was his dying wish that she should travel to South America to search for a lost Inca treasure.
3
Global
Silk Industry: A Complete Source Book
There silks are known as 'wild silk', as differentiated from 'cultivated mulberry silk'.
The wild silk moths are abundantly found in remote regions, on hilltops and in
forest interiors in Burma, China, lndia, Korea, equatorial Africa and Southeast ...
4
Tropical
Wild Silk Cocoons of India
In this book emphasis has been given on the types of cocoon, quality and quantum of cocoon production and introduction of improvised seed technology package.
5
Silk, Mohair, Cashmere and Other Luxury Fibres
In addition to silk produced by the domesticated Bombyx mori, there are several
varieties of wild silk that are produced by totally different insects. Wild silk comes
from insects that live in wild or semi-domesticated conditions, notably in India, ...
6
Politische Geschichte (Provinzen und Randvölker: Afrika mit ...
Cf. E. HANDSCHIN, Wild Silk moths, CRev 53 (1946), 1916—1922. 281 In the
nineteenth century it was thought that Coan silk was rewoven Chinese silk, see F.
HIRTH, China, 259—260; IDEM, Ch.St. 1.10—11; W. H. SCHÖPF, Proc.
Hildegard Temporini, Wolfgang Haase, 1982
7
A Text Book of Fibre Science and Technology
Wild silk is another variety of silk obtained from different caterpillars that have not
been domesticated. They are of various kinds. Tassar silk can be obtained from
the genus 'Antheria' or 'Attacus'. Indian tassar silks are obtained from the moth ...
S. P. Mishra (principal of Institute of Textile Technology.), 2000
8
Chemical Technology in the Pre-Treatment Processes of Textiles
Wild silk fabric is more difficult to degum than Mulbery silk. Tussah silk contains
higher quantities of calcium salt. Loss in weight of silk by degumming process is
also accompanied by a loss in strength of approximately 20%. The loss of weight
...
9
The Economic Importance of Insects
Table 2.3 lists the moth species that produce larval silk of commercial quality - B.
mori is entirely cultivated, but the other species may either be reared or may be
sources of 'wild' silk. In India about a dozen species of Lepidoptera are used for ...
Dennis S. Hill, Institute of Biology, 1997
10
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
Wild silk is of lower quality than cultivated silk as the moth damages the silk
cocoon as it exits the chrysalis, breaking the single continuous filament. Thus
wild silk yarn and fabric, unlike that from cultivated silk, is made from short
lengths of ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WILD SILK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wild silk is used in the context of the following news items.
A Silk Road To Community Prosperity
The revival of wild silk in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots is helping to protect forest areas by improving the economic situation of local people. By Brian ... «Earth Island Journal, May 15»
The need for National Muga Day
By forming an NGO, Wild Silk Society in 2005, Saikia and its fellow members have been observing the 19th of May as Muga Day since 2009 for preservation and ... «Assam Tribune, Oct 14»
Cumani hoping for smooth as Silk for Sari
Silk Sari will run in Watt's blue and white colours in the £550,000 Group One ... None of So Silk's offspring of Fashion Fund, Wild Silk or Dreamlike seemed to ... «Racinguk.com - pure racing entertainment, Oct 14»
Abraham-Thakore choose northeast wild silk for WIFW range
Designer duo David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore selected wild silk from northeast India to create their autumn-winter collection, which they presented at the ... «Times of India, Mar 14»
Kalahari Silk Factory in Danger of Closing Down
Springbok is one of 25 women from the Kalahari Wild Silk Manufacturer, a small factory in Leonardville, 134 kilometers from Gobabis. She has come all the way ... «AllAfrica.com, Sep 13»
Lenan steals the show in NYC with his wild silk
Amid the recent promotion of batik products in New York City, Y.S. Lenan stole the show by offering his wild silk products made from natural and raw silk ... «Jakarta Post, Oct 12»
Two donated collections bring wild silks, rare entomology books to …
Michael Ivie displays some of the textiles he recently received from a Texas professor. The fabric was made with the silk produced by wild moths. In front are ... «Montana State University, Aug 12»
Madagascar silk industry helps save endangered forests
Sahalandy, a federation of mostly female weavers, is finding eager buyers for scarves woven from the wild silk. After just one go around at the Folk Art Market ... «KUNM, Jul 12»
Silk Production Takes a Walk on the Wild Side
Because the textures and colors of wild silks differ from those of silk produced by domesticated worms, wild silk could be highly valued by the fashion industry, ... «New York Times, May 11»
Isoude: Gorgeous Green Fashion That's Built to Last (Slideshow)
Working primarily in silk and wild silk, organic cotton, wool, and hemp-silk, Brierley hand dyes the textiles she uses with natural dyes she prepares herself, ... «Treehugger, Sep 09»
