By Emily parker
How did they make silk? The secret to making silk was kept secret for hundreds of years. Silk Worms. They made cocoons and the people of china would soak them in hot water. And very carefully unravel them. Making very long threads.
What was silk used for? Clothing mostly. Silk had the feeling of richness. Very smooth, shiny, pretty. Silk was even used in book marks and shoes.
Silk Road and Silk When trading started with the road, silk was the main thing being traded. It gave the road its name the silk road. Silk was so rich and smooth cool in summers and beautiful in every way. Every trader wanted it.
Why was silk so mass produced? Pretty. Smooth. Shiny. And easily traded. So many thought it was a rich material. Silk worms only ate fresh mulberry leaves. For a very long time only mulberry trees grew in china. So it was very expensive.
How did silk get outside of china? Christian monks were in china, They smuggled out a mulberry tree and many silk worms. After that silk was less valuable. + = $