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Silk Maps: The Story of MI9’s Excursion into the World of Cartography, Barbara Bond, Cartographic Journal, Vol 21, No.2, Dec 1984, pp141–145. MI9 Fabric Maps 1939–1945, Barbara Bond SMRO/SLR, Maps Division Dec 1982 (interlibrary memo). Maps Printed on Silk, Barbara Bond, Map Collector, No. 22, 1983, pages 10–13.
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm.
Silk is a naturally produced fibre obtained from many species of the silk moth. In 1700 the favoured silk was produced by a moth (Bombyx mori), that spun a cocoon to protect the larvae. The larvae fed on mulberry leaves grown in Italy. Silk fibres from the Bombyx mori silkworm have a triangular cross section with rounded corners, 5–10 μm wide.
Katan is a plain woven fabric with pure silk threads. It consists of two threads twisted together and is mostly used for the warp of light fabrics. Katan can be further classified into the following: Katan Butidar: Fabric with Katan warp and weft with butis (designs and patterns) in gold or resham (untwisted silk).
It is normally a lining silk but can also be used for T-shirts, lampshades, summer blouses or very light lingerie. It is quite easy to dye and can be found in many stores. Like other kinds of silks, habutai comes in a variety of weights (thicknesses) which is measured in mommes (abbreviated mm). A lightweight and sheer habutai silk might be 8 ...
This allows a much finer cloth to be woven from the silk. There are more than 500 species of wild silkworms in the world, although only a few (nearly all listed below) are used to produce cloth. They usually produce a tougher and rougher silk than that from domesticated B. mori. Wild silks are usually harvested after the moths have left the ...
The silk produced is known for its glossy, fine texture and durability. It was previously reported that muga silk cannot be dyed or bleached due to "low porosity", but this is incorrect; muga takes dye like any other silk. This silk can be hand washed with its lustre increasing after every wash. Very often the silk outlives its owner.
Often of silk or silk blended with wool, used for neckties, women's fine suits and coats, men's and women's evening wear. Batik Batik is an Indonesian traditional word and refers to a generic wax-resist dyeing technique used on fabric. Bedford cord Bedford cord is a combination of two kinds of weave, namely plain and drill. It is a durable ...