A 1916 illustrated promotional history of silk published by Cheney Brothers, the Connecticut silk manufacturers. It traces silk culture from legendary origins in ancient China through Europe, England, France and colonial and 19th-century America, then describes the Cheney mills and their processes: reeling, spinning waste silk, throwing, dyeing, warping, Jacquard and ribbon weaving, velvet weaving, and printing. Illustrated with engravings, photographs and a colour plate; includes an index and an index of illustrations.