Saturated with Silk!
Monday, 2. November 2009, 13:36:09
My FAVORITE part of our visit to Mysore was visiting the silk factory. My oh my! Sans camera (had to be left at security 
), we wandered around the factory, completely on our own - through the silk spinning room; the twisting room (twisting two strands into one); the warp room (giant machines threaded with hundreds of spools of silk created the background, or warp, ready for weaving); the weaving room, where the weft is added to create the fabrice; and then on to the washing, dyeing, and ironing rooms. It was fascinating. I loved it. Can I say that again? I loved it. Even if it was ear-shatteringly noisy.
Mysore is famous for a soft, thin silk that holds its color for decades. We were lucky and there was a large display tent outside the factory where a pretty girl who spoke English explained the process of making silk, complete with photos and silkworm cocoons. Sadly it was a temporary display.
S enjoyed it also because he found an inlaid coffee table at the handicraft exhibit. It must be 5'X3" - but he got it on the train.
Not in the luggage compartment either - they took the legs off, wrapped everything up good, and it rode in the first class compartment in the overhead luggage bin. I couldn't believe it.
), we wandered around the factory, completely on our own - through the silk spinning room; the twisting room (twisting two strands into one); the warp room (giant machines threaded with hundreds of spools of silk created the background, or warp, ready for weaving); the weaving room, where the weft is added to create the fabrice; and then on to the washing, dyeing, and ironing rooms. It was fascinating. I loved it. Can I say that again? I loved it. Even if it was ear-shatteringly noisy. Mysore is famous for a soft, thin silk that holds its color for decades. We were lucky and there was a large display tent outside the factory where a pretty girl who spoke English explained the process of making silk, complete with photos and silkworm cocoons. Sadly it was a temporary display.
S enjoyed it also because he found an inlaid coffee table at the handicraft exhibit. It must be 5'X3" - but he got it on the train.
Not in the luggage compartment either - they took the legs off, wrapped everything up good, and it rode in the first class compartment in the overhead luggage bin. I couldn't believe it. 
WIDGETIZE
Anonymous # 3. November 2009, 03:46
I am sooo envious. Mysore looks fabulous - I would love to go there someday. If only I were independantly wealthy...
myfamilyinIndia # 3. November 2009, 05:08