Question

2. Describe the 6 steps used by the ancient Chinese to produce silk cloth. Why do you think this was such a closely guard secret?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step 1. Raising silkworms & harvesting cocoons to make silk threads

Step 2. Extracting the silk threads

Step 3: Dyeing

Step 4: Spinning.

Step 5. Ikat (another kind of dyeing) used in Ancient China

Step 6. Weaving