is renowned for its airy and sheer texture, while Yunjin brocade from Nanjing, Jiangsu province, a luxurious fabric often used for royal garments, represents China's silk weaving technique at its ...

Chinese silk weaving has a long history, dating back to the Neolithic period. The earliest known fragments of silk fabric dating back more than 4,700 years were unearthed at the Qianshanyang site in ...

Scarves made of hangluo gauze, a type of silk fabric produced in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to China Daily] Silk has also played a significant role in Chinese interactions with ...

At the time, China’s silk production method was a closely ... incorporate features inspired by brocade, mimicking the fabric’s subtle texture or the way designs appear raised above a backdrop.

Silk, made from silkworms, spiders and other insects and developed in China, is well known as a high-end fabric. But its luxurious texture masks an extreme toughness. Pound-for-pound, silk is ...

Designer Kathrin von Rechenberg Photo: Courtesy of Kathrin von Rechenberg Silk makers wash mud out of xiangyunsha fabric in Foshan, Guangdong Province. Photo: Courtesy of Kathrin von Rechenberg ...

People have been weaving silk, which is known as si in Chinese, into fabric for more than 5,000 years. Once upon a time, when spring transitioned into summer, the Grand Canal, a vast waterway ...