Silk is an another excellent brocade liked and used for its superior looks and quality. It is a soft and lustrous fiber produced by the silkworms. This fabric was perhaps discovered by the Mongolians as it has been placed in the history history. The Chinese had learned to produce this fiber soon after they come across the Mongolian sericulture and silk clothes. Later on, it was emigrated to India who had lead in this super fine threads to the middle east and European countries through trading. Asian silk products had taken the European market by storm in no time as soon as it was introduced for sales. By the time of 13th century India was leading in producing elite and chic silk yarn and superb hand woven clothing. The European textile merchants were scared of Indian silk products because these were stealing the show every where in the textile market towards 18th century.

Silk is a brocatelle or a natural fabric extracted from the covering of silkworm one kind of caterpillar which spins cocoon. The case or cocoon is made by the worm for protection as pupae between larva and imago. The cocoon is made of rich and beautiful fibers which is used for spinning silk yarn and weaving silken clothes. Silk has a variety of species like, chenille, muslin, tussore malines, foulard, shantung, tabaret, tabby, shot silk, grosgrain, samite, sarsenet, pique, oil silk, . It is used for making many garments and accessories for casual and formal uses. Silken handicrafts are matchless with any kind of artificial fibers of today. Many irresistible garments are made with hand spun yarns and by hand weaving in a folk way in many countries like India, China, Bangladesh and others. These are of finest quality an have appealing charm. Products like screens, sari, nightwear, shirts, T-shirts hats and handkerchiefare some of them.