Ether 10:24 mentions that the Jaredites "did have silks." According to Hugh Nibley, since few substances suffer more complete oxidation than silk, it is not surprising that the only evidence we have of its early existence is written records. But these are sufficient to allow the Jaredites the knowledge of how to produce silken garments. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica silk was worn in China in the first half of the third millennium B.C. [Hugh Nibley, The World of the Jaredites, p. 218] [See the commentary on Ether 9:17]
Ether 10:24 They did work all manner of cloth ([Illustration]): An Aztec mother teaches weaving to her daughter at home. (Codex Mendoza) [John L. Sorenson, Images of Ancient America, p. 74]