name and describe any two type of silk thread used in the making of silk cloth
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The soft silk thread is as strong as a comparable steel thread. Different types of silk moths yield different types of silk yarn, such as mulberry silk, tassar silk, eri silk and moonga silk.The most common silk moth is the mulberry silk moth. It's Latin name is Bombyx mori.
Mulberry silk is the highest quality silk available for purchase. The unique thing about Mulberry silk is how it is produced. Mulberry silk has its history in China, where local farmers grow Mulberry trees and harvest the leaves for silkworms to feed on. The resulting cocoons are spun into raw silk fibers.
Tussore silk sarees from Phulia, India.
Tussar silk (alternatively spelled as Tussah, Tushar, Tassar,[1] Tussore, Tasar, Tussur, Tusser and also known as (Sanskrit) Kosa silk) is produced from larvae of several species of silkworms belonging to the moth genus Antheraea, including A. assamensis, A. mylitta, A. paphia, A. pernyi, A. roylei and A. yamamai. These silkworms live in the wild forests in trees belonging to Terminalia species and Shorea robusta as well as other food plants like jamun and oak found in South Asia, eating the leaves of the trees they live on.[2][3] Tussar silk is valued for its rich texture and natural deep gold colour, and varieties are produced in many countries, including China,[4] India, Japan, and Sri Lanka.[5]