One day Allison, Charlie, and Sierra were summoned by their friend, Maria, a dressmaker in town, to her shop to help her recreate a golden yarn for patching a dress that had recently been recovered from an old shipwreck. After their repeated attempts at the polymerization machine, were they able to arrive at the secret of nature and reproduce the desired silk? This book is the second in a series of adventures of Allison and Friends into the world of everyday chemistry. Although it is intended for the young readers of ages 6-12, it may be read and enjoyed by readers of all ages, whose imaginations and puzzle solving skills will be stimulated.