techniki: Silk industry in Lyon

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The history of silk production in Lyon involves the study of all the key players in the silk industry in Lyon. Over time, Lyon’s silk sector has encompassed every stage of producing and selling silk fabric from raw silk: spinning, creating patterns, weaving, finishing, and marketing. Collectively, this sector is referred to as the "Fabrique." This history, spanning five centuries, originated on the banks of the Saône River during the Renaissance period. Fairs at this location facilitated the settlement of fabric merchants. The first weavers settled in Lyon under the auspices of a royal decree by King Francis I, and they rapidly prospered. However, this initial industrial momentum was interr…

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The production of silk originated in Neolithic China within the Yangshao culture (4th millennium BCE). Though it would later reach other places in the world, the art of silk production remained confined to China until the Silk Road opened at 114 BC. Even after trade opened, China maintained a virtual monopoly over silk production for another thousand years. The use of silk within China was not confined to clothing alone, and silk was used for a number of applications, such as writing. Within clothing, the color of silk worn also held social importance, and formed an important guide of social class during the Tang dynasty of China. Silk cultivation had reached Japan by 300 AD, and by 552 AD…

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The Life Course of 20th-Century Lyon Silk Workers. A Pilot Study. At the time of her death in October 2002, Dr. Tamara Hareven was in the process of completing a large cross-cultural examination of the global declines in the silk and textile industries. A small sample of her interview data transcripts from canuts in Lyon have, more than 20 years after her death, been translated into English and coded for themes as a pilot study of a larger data set. Six themes emerged from the participants' data. Participants sensed that the industry was disappearing, that the industry was something that was looked at as a historical artifact to be studied rather than a profession, and that there was not en…

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Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven or knitted into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin (75-80%) and a smaller coating of sericin (20-25%). It is most commonly produced from the cocoons of certain insect larvae. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori, which are reared in captivity (sericulture). Harvested silk is produced by numerous insects; generally, only the silk of various moth caterpillars has been used for textile manufacturing. Research into other types of silk, which differ at the molecular level, has been conducted. Silk is produced primarily by the larvae of in…

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Artificial spider silk produced for high-performance textiles

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Rewarded Inventions and Repositories in Nineteenth Century Lyon Silk Industry: A Pattern of Collective Management of the “Public Domain”

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Facing Rising Uncertainty in the Lyon Silk Market from the Mid-nineteenth Century to 1914

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Black, Caspian Seas and Central Asia Silk Association (BACSA) for the Future of Sericulture in Europe and Central Asia.. The history and recent activities of the Black Caspian Seas and Central Asia Silk Association are presented in this paper: the countries that participated in its foundation, the FAO's action to revitalize sericulture in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the following widening of the Association geographical limits of to enclose other European countries, which were not well-represented in other similar organizations. Some statistical data are illustrated for a better description of the scenario in which the BACSA executive board acted: the world silk production quantity and…