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Chinese Silk -- Traditional Arts and Crafts
May 7, 2013"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...
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The Silk Textiles Are Generally Known as Ling,Luo,Juan and Duan
Apr 8, 2013The silk textiles are generally known as ling (twill damask), luo (gauze), juan (silk tabby) and duan (satin). They are further subdivided into juan (silk tabby), qi (damask on tabby), luo (gauze), sha (plain gauze), ling (twill damask), ...
Tags: Silk Textiles, Textile, Classification
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Kesi Is a Special Type of Weaving Peculiar to China
Dec 5, 2012Kesi is a special type of weaving peculiar to China.It is different from embroidery but rather similar to the making of tapestry. It is done on a wooden handloom with raw silk as the warp and boiled-off silk as the weft. The weft ...
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Cut Silk Is a Unique Chinese Traditional Silk Weaving Technique
Dec 5, 2012Kesi,or Cut Silk,refers to silk tapestry with cut designs, and is a unique Chinese traditional silk weaving technique. Archaeological evidence indicates that silk tapestries with cut designs were produced in China at least as early as the ...
Tags: cut silk, Kesi, silk tapestry
