Alithandabuzeki elokuba isilika engathandabuzekiyo nento entle esetyenziswa sisityebi eluntwini. Kwiminyaka edlulileyo, ukusetyenziswa kwayo kwiziqalo, iimaski zamehlo kunye ne-pajamas, kwaye isikhafu sisamkelwe kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zehlabathi.

Ngaphandle kokuthandwa, bambalwa kuphela abantu abaqondayo apho amalaphu esilika evela khona.

Ilaphu lesilika yaqala yaphuhliswa kwi-China yakudala. Nangona kunjalo, iisampulu zokuqala zesilika ezisanda ezisanda zinokufumaneka kubukho befibin yeprotheni ye-SIBIIN kwizampulu ezivela kumangcwaba amabini kwindawo ye-chaasiya e-chanan, ethandabuza ukuya kwi-85000.

Ngexesha le-Odyssey, 19.233, uOdysseus, uzama ukufihla i-wazi, umfazi wakhe uPenelope wabuzwa ngezambatho zomyeni wakhe; Uye wakhankanya ukuba wayenxibe ihempe egxumayo njengolusu lwe-anyanisi eyomileyo ibhekisa kumgangatho oqhelekileyo wendwangu.

UBukhosi baseRoma baxabisa kakhulu isilika. Ke bathengisa ngeyona nto iphambili kwi-silk kakhulu, enguSilika waseTshayina.

Isilika yifibre ecocekileyo; Izinto eziphambili ze-fiber yeprotein ye-silk yifibroin. Izibungu zezinambuzane ezithile ezivelisa i-fibroin ukuba zenze i-cocoons. Umzekelo, eyona isilika efanelekileyo ifunyanwa kwiicocons zemidlalo ye-mulvae ye-mulberry yesilika eyakhuliswa yindlela yokulima (ukukhulisa ekuthinjweni).

Ukukhuliswa kwe-silkworm poveae ekhokelele kwimveliso yorhwebo yesilika. Zihlala zikhutshiwe ukuba zivelise umsonto omhlophe weSilika, ongenazimbiwa kumphezulu. Okwangoku, isilika ngoku iveliswa ngamaxabiso amakhulu ngeenjongo ezahlukeneyo.