Unfortunately I have not any experience about silk dyeing.

Hi, I am working in pre-cocoon sector, so u have to consult someone in post cocoon sector! Thank u

Dear Prof. Kumar,

Thank you very much for your answer.

Do you know anyone in the post cocoon sector? And send to them my question?

Thank you very much,

Jorge Azevedo

I heard a professor in Peking University has done some study on traditional silk dyeing and published related paper. Her name is Xiaomei Zhang, Email:[email protected]

Tenho algum interesse sobre o tema. Como posso colaborar?

Caro Colega,

Quando volta a passar na UTAD para falarmos?

A ajuda é múltipla: saber se existe alguma tinturaria no país, ou se já existiu - e o que lá se faz ou fez.

Tem ou sabe quem tenha bibliografia/fotos sobre este assunto?

Enfim, todas as informações são úteis.

Abraço,

Jorge Azevedo

Dear Jorge, 

an interesting topic, I don't know much about, but I have participated in discussing a phd thesis on the Silk Road, mostly focusing on built heritage, but also historical background, usage and meaning of that Road (although not only dedicated to Silk). It may be an interesting source for context and perhaps the author, from Iran and with links to Portugal (his supervisor was João Sarmento from UMinho), knows people who have studied the field more. He is Mohammad Bagherian Sararoudi.

 and the thesis is ” Built Heritage and Tourism on the Silk Road: Caravanserais in Isfahan, Iran.”

Good luck!

Dear Elisabeth,

Thank you very much for your very useful information. I am trying to contact João Sarmento.

Best regards,

Jorge Azevedo

Good afternoon! I'm working in a sericulture project in Colombia and I've seen that small farmers work the silk creating many items handmade. In the process, silk is dyeing with both chemicals and natural dyes. Natural or traditional dyes are made using flowers and dried leaves from different species of plants available on their farms, extracting of that vegetable material the dye and getting silk of colors.

Dear Esteban,

Thank you vou very much for your information. I need to know the name of the flowers and of the leaves.

Best regards,

Jorge Azevedo

Hello Dr Jorge, did u receive d files sent through mail?

Dear Professor,

I'm sorry, but I thought I had responded to thank you.

The articles you sent me are very useful.

Best regards,

Jorge Azevedo

Dear Dr Jorge, thanks for d reply, I am really happy to learn that the articles were helpful to u! In google u search for CSTRI Bangalore, u get few scientists profile with mail ID with whom u can discuss for improving ur article. With best wishes...

Dr. Jorge, sorry for answer late. I heard that they use leaves from Coffea arabica, Eriobotrya japonica, Heliconia L. and Inga spp.