Journal

Mulberry leaves are the primary food source for silkworms. The leaves must be fresh, as silkworms will not drink water and the leaves supply all the moisture they need.

Did you ever wonder where the silk for playsilks comes from?  We did!  So, we spent some time finding out. First we took a trip to China to chronicle the process from the Mulberry trees to the hemmed playsilks; then we came home and raised some of our own silkworms in our living room and in our son’s third grade class at our local waldorf school.

The New Silk Road From Suzhou to Sonoma By Mike Lee Legend says a Princess, daughter of the Yellow Emperor in China discovered silk when a cocoon f...

What are String Games? String games are one of the oldest games in human history, involving creating various string figures, either individuall...