We are currently reading these two books and learning about the Silk Road. The kids were fascinated at the thought of how anyone would have thought to make silk out of moth cocoons. |
Parents of a friend went to China and brought back some silk cocoons sacs and they let the kids examine them more closely |
One sac was opened and we saw the worm inside. We have read that the deaths of these worms are not wasted as they are eaten. |
We were able to find some remaining silk threads on the cocoon |
The children were then able to examine different kinds of silks |
The kids noticed that some silk is still quite rough |
while others were smoother and softer to touch |
And some were quite decorative |
That is really interesting, what a great project! Are those worms really eaten? Ewww!!!
ReplyDeleteyep they are eaten but I am told the Chinese will eat anything:)
DeleteThat is a wonderful project. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is an awesome project. I am so amazed at how silk is made. I loved the story of the discovery of silk. This is another sign of our creator and the blessings we receive from his creations. I am going to share this one with my grandchildren.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and hugs!
I'm glad to hear that the worms are eaten. It makes me feel less bad for the play silks that I bought for the Little Miss. I don't wear silk usually, as I think the process of making silk is cruel. Do you know why some of it is rough?
ReplyDeleteWith all the silk I had available I didn't have any Chinese silk, oh well... I read that the rougher the silk the less processing it went thru but don't quote me on that :)
DeleteWe just read the same story about the princess yesterday. Thank you for sharing the video and your pics. They were very helpful and entertaining.
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