![]() ![]() Later, in the sixteenth century, François I allowed Lyon to control the monopoly of the silk production – and so the City of Silk was born. Up until the fifteenth century the French imported all their silks, from places such as Asia and Italy, but as you can imagine, this was incredibly expensive, and so Louis XI decided to establish French production in Lyon simply in order to save money. It’s a fascinating story and as for the final product – well, what’s not to love in the glamorous sheen and feel of genuine silk? I thought you might be interested in learning a little more about the history of silk in this wonderful part of France. ![]() There’s the river Rhône, the river Saône and there’s the river of tears left by the silk workers.’Īlthough silk-weaving is now a dying industry in France, I have revived it in my contemporary romance novel, which is set in a silk mill in present-day Lyon. ![]() In the words of Jean-Luc, the hero of my novel, The Silk Romance: ‘We have a saying that there are three rivers at the heart of Lyon. A cool alleyway in Lyon’s silk-weaving district ![]()
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