The Silky Blog
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Why Im working with this plant based fabric
Not only does Modal have an incredibly soft touch but it’s an environmentally-friendly, luxury textile option too. This plant-based textile is re... -
A lucky win at The Henley Country craft show, 2024
Bouncing along the country lanes through Stonor to the craft show venue is nostalgic for me. I’ve visited this part of the Oxfordshire countryside ... -
The Magic of Silk
The origin of silk production and weaving is ancient and clouded in legend but according to native record, it existed from sometime before the middle of the 3rd millennium BCE.
As the Chinese legend goes, Empress His Ling Shi was first person to discover silk in the 27th century BC. Whilst sipping her tea under a mulberry tree, a cocoon fell into her cup and began to unravel. She was fascinated by what she saw, it was made of one long, light reflecting strand. The Empress immediately became fascinated with the threads so shiny and resistant, suspecting that they could be woven into beautiful textiles
