Fine Silk from Shanghai

As a child in Zimbabwe, I kept silkworms for many years. Decades later, it was fascinating to visit a silk factory in Shanghai and see how the cocoons were unravelled and the fine strands combined to make a silken thread. Not only that, whole cocoons were wet, stretched, pulled, and stretched again, until eventually they were very thin and wide. These fine layers were then placed on top of each other to from duvet inners. The guide explained that silk does not have filaments and because it is a natural fibre, is allergenic, does not hold dust and breathes well. The showroom included ranges of duvet inners and covers, sheets, pillowslips as well as a range of beautiful silk clothing.