http://www.chinancient.com/the-lightest-silk-clothing/ Chinese culture, history, art, myths in ancient China Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:05:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.chinancient.com/the-lightest-silk-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 sharon Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:34:30 +0000 http://www.chinancient.com/?p=768#comment-2490 Thanks, Vi. I did some search and found that what you said just the main reason for why the cloth is so light. Scients even took 13 years to do the research. They fed the certain silk worms which were close to those in the ancient times and then used the silk they spun to make a duplicate. Thanks, Vi. I did some search and found that what you said just the main reason for why the cloth is so light. Scients even took 13 years to do the research. They fed the certain silk worms which were close to those in the ancient times and then used the silk they spun to make a duplicate.

]]> http://www.chinancient.com/the-lightest-silk-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-2322 Vi Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:17:29 +0000 http://www.chinancient.com/?p=768#comment-2322 Actually, they managed to replicate something close to the garment they found, not nearly as light, but close. In this case, it really has nothing to do with craftsmanship. The people who replicated the garment figured out that the silk worms from that era were much smaller than today's variety, thus they could spin silk that was much thinner and lighter than today's silk worms. Actually, they managed to replicate something close to the garment they found, not nearly as light, but close. In this case, it really has nothing to do with craftsmanship. The people who replicated the garment figured out that the silk worms from that era were much smaller than today’s variety, thus they could spin silk that was much thinner and lighter than today’s silk worms.

]]> http://www.chinancient.com/the-lightest-silk-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 sharon Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:29:54 +0000 http://www.chinancient.com/?p=768#comment-1165 :)Yes, maybe that is one of the reasons, but the most important reason is the technology used in the clothes. It is terrible for us in modern days to wear more than ten pieces of clothes for important occasions. Yes, maybe that is one of the reasons, but the most important reason is the technology used in the clothes. It is terrible for us in modern days to wear more than ten pieces of clothes for important occasions.

]]> http://www.chinancient.com/the-lightest-silk-clothing/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 T Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:38:24 +0000 http://www.chinancient.com/?p=768#comment-1162 Could it be possible that the aging of the garment made it lighter? Could it be possible that the aging of the garment made it lighter?

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