Focus on Silk - Focus on resources Author:Theodore Rowland-Entwistle This is a title in the "Focus on Resources" series which surveys the world's natural resources, discussing where a commodity is found, how it is processed and the uses we make of it. This volume looks at the history of the silk industry from its early discovery in China to its eventual development in Europe. It shows how silk is made by examinin... more »g each stage of its production from the cultivation of the silkworm and its cocoon to the extraction of silk, explaining how this is made into thread and silk fabrics. The author also considers the state of the silk industry today, its uses in a world of artificial fibres and the predictions for its future.« less