History of Silk, Lyon, France
Saturday, July 14, 2007
While I was in Lyon visiting friends, I was thrilled to be taken on an impromptu walking tour along the silk history trail.
I was so impressed by this, I've arranged for the same tour for my students who will visit France with me in June 2008.
We started at the top of one of the hills of Lyon, and walked downhill along the well-worn silk paths taken by many of the silk workers of Lyon - up to 450 years ago. Such a sense of history!
The silk manufacturing industry started in Lyon, and housed the countries best silk artisans. The silk was created and placed on long rolls, which were then carried from one part of the city to another, down stairs made specifically for this reason. There had to be plenty of room for the 'runners' to carry the long rolls of silk [see the stairs in this photo below].
We came across a plaque commemorating the silk workers:
Stay tuned for more photos of my wonderful silken adventure in Lyon.
Cheers
Teena
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