Korean silk has been well known to the world since olden times.
Silk is a light, elegant and soft cloth made of natural fibre.
During the whole period from the Bronze Age and to the ancient times quality silk had been woven in a large quantity along with hemp and ramie cloth.
Mulberry leaves liked by silkworm were pained at the bottom of many pieces of pottery unearthed in dwelling sites dating back to the Bronze Age, including the Namgyong Site in Pyongyang.
Pieces of pottery painted with and sculptures depicting silkworm were also discovered in the site in Jithap-ri of Pongsan.
These discoveries bear testimony to the fact that Korea has a long history of silkworm raising and began to produce silk in the Neolithic Age.
There were various silks in Korea in the period of ancient times including kyompho, plain fabric woven with two-ply t
The silk weaving techniques of Korea were spread to Japan in the period of the T
A Japanese history book says Korean technicians crossed the sea to Japan to teach the techniques of weaving silk between the 4-5th and 7th centuries and silk production in Japan began in the period.
Silk production techniques saw further development and its kinds increased in the period of Koryo between 918 and 1392. Quality also improved, so its silk was exported far to the Middle and Near East and became widely known to the world as “Koryo Silk.”
In the period of the feudal Joson dynasty between 1392 and 1910 silk production bases were set up in good places and mulberry trees were widely planted.
President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il saw that many silkworm egg and mulberry tree production enterprises, cocoon farms and silk t
Silk, the pride of the Korean nation with long history is now making an active contribution to the abundant and civilized life of the Korean people under the leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un who inherits the noble view on the people of the great leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il who devoted their all to making the people well-dressed.
