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  2. Chinese patchwork - Wikipedia

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    Chinese patchwork is a traditional form of Chinese needlework which has been widely circulated in Chinese folk arts. [1] In China, patchwork has been used for millennia. [2] Chinese patchwork is made by sewing scraps of fabric together into a desired shape to form design art with a distinctive theme. [3] This technique is still used in Chinese ...

  3. History of silk - Wikipedia

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    Silk was made using various breeds of lepidopterans, both wild and domestic. While wild silks were produced in many countries, the Chinese are considered to have been the first to produce silk fabric on a large scale, having the most efficient species of silk moth for silk production, the Bombyx mandarina, and its domesticated descendant ...

  4. Textile - Wikipedia

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    Silk is an animal textile made from the fibres of the cocoon of the Chinese silkworm which is spun into a smooth fabric prized for its softness. There are two main types of the silk: 'mulberry silk' produced by the Bombyx mori, and 'wild silk' such as Tussah silk (wild silk). Silkworm larvae produce the first type if cultivated in habitats with ...

  5. History of clothing and textiles - Wikipedia

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    The statues are usually wearing a two piece outfit that has an upper piece with a front opening and close-cut sleeves with loose trousers for men and a pleated skirt for women. Silk farming had been introduced by the Chinese by this time period but due to silk's cost it would only be used by people of certain classes or ranks.

  6. Sericulture - Wikipedia

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    Compared to conventional silk, their cocoons are typically picked after the moths have emerged, making it a more ethical option. Because wild silkworms consume a variety of plants, their fabric is less uniform but more robust. The fabric is made with fewer chemicals [vague] as well. The pupae are still inside the cocoons when they are harvested ...

  7. China’s leading state-run newspaper calls on UK to return ...

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    A leading Chinese state-run newspaper has urged the British Museum to return its "stolen" artifacts in an editorial on the eve of a rare visit by the UK foreign secretary.. The statement came in ...

  8. Huang Daopo - Wikipedia

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    Huang Daopo was a textile pioneer in Yuan Dynasty. Huang Daopo improved techniques like ginning, stretching, spinning, and weaving. [2] In terms of ginning, she figured out a way to get seeds out of the cotton easily by improving machine called Jiaoche, so that it could spin out three yarns simultaneously by stepping, therefore largely improving the efficiency of the production.

  9. US bars imports from 26 Chinese textile firms over suspected ...

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    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States blocked imports from 26 Chinese cotton traders or warehouse facilities on Thursday as part of its effort to eliminate goods made with the forced labor of ...