Silk Practical Encyclopedia

Author: Qian Xiaoping, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2001-07-01
Features: The book "Silk Practical Encyclopedia" is rich in content, covers a broad range of knowledge, and provides detailed data and information. It is convenient to carry and reference, making it highly valuable for silk professionals. Silk is a great invention of the Chinese ancestors, and over thousands of years, it has gained worldwide fame for its exquisite craftsmanship and variety of patterns. Thus, silk is a never-fading, enchanting flower of China. This book is part of the Modern Textile Engineering Series. It introduces various aspects of the silk industry, including a brief history of Chinese silk, the characteristics of silkworms, mulberry trees, cocoons, and silk fibers, the types and properties of silk weaving raw materials, silk reeling engineering, silk weaving engineering, silk knitting engineering, silk spinning engineering, silk dyeing and finishing, silk fabric structure, pattern color matching and interior decoration, silk fabric design, clothing and accessories, computer-aided design, air conditioning in silk factories, raw material quantity design, and the washing, storage, and preservation of silk products. It also includes essential knowledge on the main process parameters of common silk varieties, quality inspection and control methods for raw materials, semi-finished products, and finished products, as well as practical information on the causes and prevention of defects. Additionally, it features production statistics of silk and silk products over the years, and a bilingual glossary of professional terms. This book is a systematic and comprehensive professional reference tool for silk knowledge, highly practical and easy to consult. It is intended for silk science and technology professionals, silk technical personnel and managers, teachers, and students.