The document discusses the history and production of silk. It notes that silk is produced by silkworms, which are the larvae of caterpillars. Silk production originated in China, where sericulture - the breeding of silkworms for silk - began. In France, silk production centered around the city of Lyon starting in the 15th century, where mechanical tools for mass production were first introduced. In the 19th century, silk weavers revolted against their poor working conditions, leading to the 1831 Canuts revolt. In response, the silk industry employed weavers in the countryside, especially in Northern Isere, where weaving became an extra home activity. Some companies also employed young women
2. THE SILKWORM IS THE LARVA OF A
CATTERPILLAR. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING BECAUSE IT
PRODUCES SILK.
THE PRACTISE OF BREEDING
SILKWORM FOR RAW SILK COMES FROM
CHINA.
3. the 17th century
IN France, SINCE THE 15th CENTURY,
SLIK PRODUCTION HAS BEEN
CENTERED AROUND THE CITY OF LYON
WHERE MECANIC TOOLS FOR MASS
PRODUCTION WERE FIRST INTRODUCED
IN.
4. IN THE XIXth CENTURY WEAVERS
REVOLTED AGAINST THE WORKING
CONDITIONS.
IN 1831 THE REVOLT KNOWN AS
« LA REVOLTE DES CANUTS » TOOK
PLACE
5. SO INDUSTRY CHOSE TO EMPLOY
WEAVERS IN THE COUNTRYSIDE,
IN NORTHERN ISERE ESPECIALLY.
WEAVING WAS AN EXTRA ACTIVITY,
AND WEAVERS WORKED AT HOME
6. BUT THERE WERE ALSO COMPANIES
THAT EMPLOYED YOUNG WOMAN OR
GIRLS.
THEY LIVED IN THE FABRIC. THEIR LIVING
CONDITIONS WERE VERY POOR
THEIR WORKING CONDITIONS WERE
ALSO DIFFICULT: LONG HOURS, NO
FREEDOM…
