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Silk

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Silk is a shiny cloth.

Silk raw 01a.jpg
Silk raw 01a.jpg
Small bugs make it. They make tiny cocoons. We use the threads to weave. It feels very soft.
Bombyx mori Cocon 02.jpg
Bombyx mori Cocon 02.jpg
Do you like shiny things?

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File:Silk raw 01a.jpg
Silk raw 01a.jpg
File:Meyers b14 s0826a.jpg
Meyers b14 s0826a.jpg
Silk-from-Crickets-A-New-Twist-on-Spinning...
File:Eri silk worm.jpg
Eri silk worm.jpg
File:Silk from Mawangdui 2.jpg
Silk from Mawangdui 2.jpg
File:Portrait of Eshing.jpg
Portrait of Eshing.jpg
File:Silk Production in Japan - Weighing Raw Silk.jpg
Silk Production in Japan - Weighing Raw Silk.jpg
File:Silk Sari Weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.jpg
Silk Sari Weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu.jpg
File:Saree on display at Dilli Haat.JPG
Saree on display at Dilli Haat.JPG
File:Antheraea assama from Assam.jpg
Antheraea assama from Assam.jpg
File:Afrasyab Chinese Embassy, carrying silk and a string of silkworm cocoons.jpg
Afrasyab Chinese Embassy, carrying silk...
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Gunthertuch.jpg

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