[17] Farmer’s House in the Central Part- Silk Weaving Workshop
What is boiling inside the iron pot in front of the main hall? The silk warm is being boiled.
The cloth made from the thread from the cocoon is silk. The silk worm, which eats mulberry leaves becomes a cocoon after making silk.
After drying it and putting it in an iron pot, the cocoon is boiled until it becomes lumpy. Then, the thread can be taken out.
After going through silk warping and weaving with loom, the silk becomes completed. Silk was the best material for clothing in Joseon Dynasty.
Check the process of creation of the silk, which shows luxurious gloss and soft touch. This house is the house of scholars with outer servants’ wing, mill,
and stable that are separated and affiliated to Joseon Dynasty farmer’s house in the central part.
The southern and northern types are mixed, and the house looks like the southern part house where the wide main hall is well ventilated.
The buildings are gathered making a square ‘ㅁ’ shape to make it look like the northern part house.