19 November 2014

A silk museum

Suzhou, a city of silk.


There is a small silk museum in Suzhou, a city in China.  It is small but interesting.

http://www.wingsunfurled-web.com/en/travel/asia/china/suzhou.html#silk-museum


There is a statue of Princess Leizu, the Goddess of Silk.




Baskets with fresh mulberry leaves.



A dummy... with real worms!



Real silk moths.



Lots of cocoons.



A pupa and a cocoon.