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'''Silk''' is a very fine natural fiber drawn from the cocoon of the moth Silkworm. Its ingredients are fibroin, sericin, water and mineral substances. The average diameter of silk fibers is about 1/1,200 inch in thickness and from 800 to 1,200 yards in length.<ref>Stone, 2013, 263</ref>
  
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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* Peter F. Stone, (2013), '''''Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins Kindle Edition''''', North Clarendon :Tuttle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 10:14, 2 April 2020

Silk
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General information
NameSilk
Alternative name(s)(Fa: abrisham, abrishom)
OriginAsia, Middle East, China, Iran, Japan.
FiberNatural: Silkworm
ComponentsFibroin, Sericin, Water and mineral substances
Average fiber diameterAbout 1/1,200 inch
Average fiber lengthFrom 800 to 1,200 yards
Cross-sectional areaTriangular
Application in carpet weavingFoundation and Pile


Silk is a very fine natural fiber drawn from the cocoon of the moth Silkworm. Its ingredients are fibroin, sericin, water and mineral substances. The average diameter of silk fibers is about 1/1,200 inch in thickness and from 800 to 1,200 yards in length.[1]

Bibliography

  • Peter F. Stone, (2013), Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins Kindle Edition, North Clarendon :Tuttle
  1. Stone, 2013, 263