Whoever sees such exquisite silk dress would ask, how the silk fabric is manufactured. This is undoubtedly a marvelous process. Silk is reeled from several cocoons together. During reeling, it is very important that silk thread must not be broken. The process is similar to that silkworm makes its cocoon. Once the construction of cocoon is completed, the silkworm becomes chrysalis, which evolves into moth. The moth bites out its cocoon and flies away. Once the cocoon is open, the silk thread is broken. If it is broken, silk thread has to be repaired and spun as other fabrics. In order to keep the silk thread intact, the moth must be killed before its maturity. That is where the secret lies. Silkworm must be fed with mulberry leaves in order to make silk thread flexible and elastic as well as tenacious.

Silk fabrics have played an important role in both Eastern and Western lives from ancient times. Before Chinese silk was exported to Europe,Greece and Rome were mainly using wool and flax as raw material for their dress. As soon as the colorful, bright and soft Chinese silk cloth was introduced to Europe, the new fabric caught the imagination of  ocal residents. Because it was expensive to produce then and the journey of Silk Road had many trade barriers and Custom duties between borders as well as the monopoly of the trade in each section of the Silk Road, silk became more valuable than gold when it reached Europe. Only a few aristocratic ladies can afford it and silk had become a symbol of high social status. Because of its huge commercial value, Europe went to a great length to acquire the knowledge of sericulture and the technology of silk manufacture. There are many stories about how the technology was introduced to Europe.