A skillful Arab weaver and his primitive loom weaving the finest of Syrian silk

Cooling and drying silk cocoons after deadening process, Antioch, Syria

Loosening cocoon fiber and winding on frames, silk mill, Beyrout, Syria

Experts purchasing silk cacoons [i.e., cocoons], for export to France, Antioch, Syria

A basket full of wriggling silk worms hungry for the morning meal, Syria

Feeding silk-worms their breakfast of mulberry leaves, Mt. Lebanon, Syria

Boiling cocoons to loosen fibre ends in Syria's largest silk reeling plant, Mt. Lebanon

In a Syrian silk plant; examining and weighing raw silk ready for export

Hatching silk cocoons on mulberry branches (near view), Antioch, Syria

Vats for dyeing cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Bleaching vats for cloth in the piece. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Designing room for cloth to be woven on Jacquard looms. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Jacquard loom at work weaving brocade. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Ribbon loom weaving tubular silk neckties. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

General view of a weaving room. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

View of electric stop motion, a mechanism enabling a weaver to produce perfect cloth. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Beaming, winding warp from large reel on to loom beam. Silk industry, South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Drawing machines for combing out and straightening the fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Rolls of dressed fibre. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

First drawing or straightening of fibres. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.

Inspecting combed silk. Silk industry (spun silk), South Manchester, Conn., U.S.A.