Biology:Atlas silk

Short description: Wild silk fibre from the Atlas moth

Traditional silk factory in a village outside of Hotan

Etles or Etles Silk (Uighur: ئەتلەس, Етлес, romanized: Etles, Chinese: 艾德莱斯绸; pinyin: Ài dé lái sī chóu) is a type of Ikat that Uyghur, Uzbek and Tajik people used traditionally for woman's and men’s clothings. Nowadays, Etles's unique pattern is no longer limited to application in clothing, it can be easily found in home decoration and accessories. It is a kind of silk produced by the atlas moth. One of the largest production sites is the city of Hotan and surrounding towns in the Uyghur homeland.