<P> Broadly speaking, the use of silk was regulated by a very precise code in China . For example, the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty imposed upon bureaucrats the use of particular colors according to their different functions in society . Under the Ming, silk began to be used in a series of accessories: handkerchiefs, wallets, belts, or even an embroidered piece of fabric displaying dozens of animals, real or mythical . These fashion accessories remained associated with a particular position: there was a specific bonnet for warriors, for judges, for nobles, and others for religious use . The women of high Chinese society heeded codified practices and used silk in their garments to which they added countless motifs . A 17th - century work, Jin Ping Mei, gives a description of one such motif: </P> <P> Golden lotus having a quilted backgammon pattern, double - folded, adorned with savage geese pecking at a landscape of flowers and roses; the dress' right figure had a floral border with buttons in the form of bees or chrysanthemums . </P> <Ul> <Li> Chinese silk making process </Li> <Li> <P> The silkworms and mulberry leaves are placed on trays . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Twig frames for the silkworms are prepared . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The cocoons are weighed . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The cocoons are soaked and the silk is wound on spools . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The silk is woven using a loom . </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Chinese silk making process </Li>

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