https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z Why is silk valuable? What makes it a unique fabric? en-us 2021-03-24 16:36:21 UTC 2021-03-25 17:16:29 UTC hello@padlet.com rcarroll10 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354010599 describe your findings of your research in your own words.

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]]> 2021-03-25 17:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354010599 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354022896 SIlk was important because it was only made in China, and could not be found anywhere else. Silk was also a very soft miterial unlike cottin, Because of this the Romans loved silk and would trade gold just to have silk.

https://www.ducksters.com/history/china/silk_road.php#:~:text=It%20went%20along%20the%20northern,Turkey%20and%20the%20Mediterranean%20Sea.&text=Why%20was%20the%20Silk%20Road,of%20different%20kingdoms%20and%20empires.]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354022896 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354022970 Silk is really smooth. It is also wrinkle and tear resistant. Silk is the most hypoallergenic of all fabrics.
link]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354022970 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354023516 silk is so expensive because it takes a lot of resources and is very costly 
    https://medium.com/@aquilaeagle/why-silk-is-so-expensive-aquila-ae5b3cee8e16#:~:text=Silk%20is%20mostly%20from%20the,production%20costs%20and%20high%20quality.]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354023516 aleung23 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354023746 Silk is important, and valuable, because it is made from a fiber in a certain cocoon. In ancient times and civilizations, silk was valuable because it was rare, and hard to supply.

                ]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354023746 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354024345 The farmers have to wait for the worms to make cocoons and then they have to unravel the cocoons and make them into to dresses and pillows etc.

link ]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354024345 cgomez235 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354024968 the harder it is to get something the more wanted/valuable  it will become they also only had a limited supply (only from china) (it was a very luxurious fabric) ]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354024968 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026043 It says it is valuable because only china had it and they only had a limited supply

Where I got My information.]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026043 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026338 Silk was easy to transfer across the Silk Road and super light. It was also a secret on how to make the silk, which made it a high demand from other places around China.

https://www.chinahighlights.com/silkroad/significance.htm ]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026338 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026467 silk is important because well one, silk has a smooth texture and is was the most used product for clothing back then. 

"Silk is a fabric first produced in Neolithic China from the filaments of the cocoon of the silk worm......Chinese silk spread so that it became highly desired across the empires of the ancient world." 

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Silk in Antiquity - World History Encyclopedia]]> 2021-03-25 17:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026467 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026513 Silk is valuable because each silkworm only makes one piece of thread therefore there is very little of it so everyone wants it. 

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Silk is unique because it is very strong and durable 

https://lalouettesilk.com/blog/the-benefits-of-silk/#:~:text=It's%20Strong%20and%20Durable&text=For%20a%20fabric%20so%20thin,made%20armor%20out%20of%20silk.]]> 2021-03-25 17:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354026513 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354027294 It was so called a luxury fabric but it was very easy to ]]> 2021-03-25 17:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354027294 jslater231 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354032347 it was comfortbull derubull 

it was only made in china]]> 2021-03-25 17:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354032347 dharvey23 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354034356 2021-03-25 17:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354034356 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354036375 Silk is so valuable because it takes a lot of silk worms and time to make silk. Also, production cost a lot and that is why silk was limited. Lastly, it was smooth, shiny, and strong (the material was good quality).

https://webaquila.tech/why-silk-is-so-expensive/]]> 2021-03-25 17:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354036375 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354040078 People ued to desire silk and obsess over it because it was a rich and rare material]]> 2021-03-25 17:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354040078 zbermudez123 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354048438 silk was a rare material because china had the secret recipe to make it, people like it because it thinness and softness]]> 2021-03-25 17:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354048438 https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354053258 Silk is light, it has good insulation, it soft, it shiny, also it is easy to dye with colors. 

http://www.silkfabric.info/properties/properties-of-silk.html]]> 2021-03-25 17:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rcarroll10/e6ck28eg25dtp19z/wish/1354053258