The Art of Making Silk + Book with Multi-ROM: Footprint Reading Library 1600: Footprint Reading Library 1600 | 1st Edition

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There is a silk factory in Florence, Italy, where workers use ancient machines to create beautiful silk cloth. Other factories have modernized and use newer machines but the workers here continue to weave silk from machines that are centuries old. How is this silk made? What makes it special?