Mysore silk
Mysore Silk Saree with gold inlay
Karnataka produces 9,000 metric tons of mulberry silk of a total of 14,000 metric tons produced in the country, thus contributing to nearly 70% of the country's total mulberry silk. In Karnataka, silk is mainly grown in the Mysore district.
History
The growth of the silk industry in the Kingdom of Mysore was first initiated during the reign of Tipu Sultan.[1] Later it was hit by a global depression, and competition from imported silk and rayon. In the second half of the 20th century, it revived and the Mysore State became the top multivoltine silk producer in India.[1]
See also
- Art silk
- Bombyx mori
- History of silk
- Mommes
- Rayon
- Silk in the Indian subcontinent
- Silk Road
- Spider silk
- Tenun Pahang Diraja
References
- 1 2 R.k.datta (2007). Global Silk Industry: A Complete Source Book. APH Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 8131300870. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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- Mysore city - includes info on silk production.
- Mysore sights - also lists the silk factory.
- Charsley Simon Interview with a veteran sericulture expert from Mysore
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