Question

explain the story of silk ?briefly explain all the stages? ​

Answer 1

The process of silk production is known as sericulture. The entire production process of silk can be divided into several steps which are typically handled by different entities.[clarification needed] Extracting raw silk starts by cultivating the silkworms on mulberry leaves. Once the worms start pupating in their cocoons, these are dissolved in boiling water in order for individual long fibres to be extracted and fed into the spinning reel.

The stages of production are as follows:

• The female silkmoth lays 300 to 500 eggs.
• The silkmoth eggs hatch to form larvae or caterpillars, known as silkworms.
• The larvae feed on mulberry leaves.
• Having grown and moulted several times, the silkworm extrudes a silk fibre and forms a net to hold itself.
• It swings itself from side to side in a figure '8', distributing the saliva that will form silk.
• The silk solidifies when it contacts the air.
• The silkworm spins approximately one mile of filament and completely encloses itself in a cocoon in about two or three days. The amount of usable quality silk in each cocoon is small. As a result, about 2,500 silkworms are required to produce a pound of raw silk.[9]
• The intact cocoons are boiled, killing the silkworm pupa.
• The silk is obtained by brushing the undamaged cocoon to find the outside end of the filament.
• The silk filaments are then wound on a reel. One cocoon contains approximately 1,000 yards of silk filament. The silk at this stage is known as raw silk. One thread comprises up to 48 individual silk filaments.

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