Question

State the most important factor which makes Tussar silk

different from Eri silk.
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Answer 1

Answer:

It is obtained from silk worms that do not breed on mulberry trees but breed on local trees like Sal, Arjun and Saja, and that is why they are also called as 'Wild Silk'. Tussar Silk is less expensive and durable as compared to cultivated silk because of its short fibre length.

The precisely finished and designer garments produced from Tussar Silk are world famous and are exported to various countries worldwide including Europe, Gulf and the United States.

How it is Made

Tussar Silk is produced by the larvae of several species of silk worms like Antheraea Mylitta, Antheraca Proylei, Antherea Pernyi and Antheraca Yamamai. The insects of these species are found mostly in wild forest, eating off the trees they live on. Their cocoons are collected which are single-shelled and oval in shape and are then boiled to extract the silk yarn from it. Boiling is indeed very important part in the manufacturing of silk as it softens the cocoon and makes the extraction of silk easier. In conventional sericulture, the cocoons are boiled with the larvae still inside, however if the cocoons are boiled after the larvae have left them, the silk made is then called by 'Non-Violent Silk' or 'Ahimsa Silk'.