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» A Treatise on the Origin, Progressive Improvement, and Present State of the Silk Manufacture
   Comprehensive study of the origin of sericulture, and the development of the silk industry. Published in 1832 by Carey and Lea Co. Author: Rev. Dionysius Lardner.
   http://www.wormspit.com/ld_silk.pdf

» Silk
   Instruction booklet for teachers and students containing detailed information about the origin, culture and manufacture of silk. First published in 1895 by the Corticelli Silk Mills.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/csm_silk.pdf

» Silk Culture in America
   Educational guide describing in detail the practical side of sericulture for the individual hobbyist, farmer and commercial producer. Published in 1945 by the author. Author: Walter Scott Roberts.
   http://www.wormspit.com/rsw_silk.pdf

» Silk: Its Production and Manufacture
   Part of Pitman's Common Commodities and Industries series about the history of silk, sericulture and silk processing, and the technology of silk weaving since ancient times. Published early 1900. Author: Luther Hooper.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/hl_silk.pdf

» Silk; Its Production and Manufacture
   Extensive 133 page book, originally published with engraved illustrations by Pitman and Sons, Ltd in 1911, about the silkworm, the history and practice of sericulture, and the processing and applications of silk. Author: Luther Hooper.
   http://www.wormspit.com/hl_silk.pdf

» Summary of the Principal Chinese Treatises Upon the Culture of the Mulberry and the Rearing of Silk Worms
   Extensive paper about the cultivation, raising and harvesting of silk worms in China, translated from Chinese and published by Peter Force in 1838.
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/js_silk.pdf

» The Perfect Use of Silke-Wormes, and Their Benefit
   English 1606 translation from a French book by Olivier de Serres about sericulture and the uses of silk, originally published in 1598. Partly difficult to read. Edited by Nicholas Geffe.
   http://www.wormspit.com/so_silk.pdf

» Wool and Manufacturers of Wool. Part 1
   May 1866 special report of Mr. Stephen Colwell from the United States Revenue Commission on wool and manufacturers of wool and published in book form in 1910, providing a detailed overview of the state of the US wool growing, processing and manufacturing
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/us_wool_1.pdf

» Wool and Manufacturers of Wool. Part 2
   May 1866 special report of Mr. Stephen Colwell from the United States Revenue Commission on Wool and Manufacturers of Wool and published in book form in 1910, providing a detailed overview of the state of the US wool growing, processing and manufacturing
   http://www.cs.arizona.edu/patterns/weaving/books/us_wool_2.pdf