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Innovations
in Silk Production
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Thompson insisted on conserving
many traditional elements of cottage industry silk weaving
but also introduced several innovations that significantly
raised the standard of silk production. This resulted
in a substantial improvement in the quality of the silk
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To successfully break into the American
and European markets, standardization was an important
process. He introduced strict guidelines for silk production.
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| Grading
of silk cocoons |
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process introduced by Jim Thompson is still being
used today. |
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Modern dyeing process at the Jim Thompson factory.
High quality, color-fast Swiss dyes were introduced
to replace the traditional vegetable dyes to eliminate
the occurrence of unpredictable colors.
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He persuaded the weavers
to switch to a faster, foot-operated shuttle on
their looms, significantly raising the daily production
output.
The traditional weaving
loom.
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