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To: RonMerks who wrote (5355)	5/22/2007 12:17:39 PM
From: crdesign	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50295

The worst thing I ever thought the Chinese did was to 'weight' silk at the turn of the 20th century: What does 'weighting' mean? They added a metal to the fiber to increase the selling weight as it was sold to the Americas. eg. remember when you opened a well preserved box in your attic and found your grandmothers wedding dress? It was probably all tattered and torn right? Many people would dismiss the cherished find to a moth attack in the attic. If you paid close attention you would find no residue of moths. Moths like wool more than silk...Hmmm. The 'weighting' of the fiber sent from China limited the lifespan of the woven fabric. Silk will last for many generations if it's unwound, spun & woven purely. So here we are 100 years later, the Chinese are still 'pulling the wool over our eyes.' LOL There's a great article in National Geographic this month regarding how a Chinese biz can set up and be running a manufacturing shop produce bra hooks and rings in a single day! When things don't work out they simply dissolve the biz and disappear in the same short time. Back to installing 'Made in China' products, Tim