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Processing of silk:


               ❖  Process of cultivating silkworms and extracting silk from them is called as Sericulture.
                   Cocoons are obtained before the larvae mature by dipping the cocoons in water.
               ❖  The process of obtaining silk threads by soaking cocoons in hot water is called reeling or
                   filature.
               ❖  Separated filaments from 4to 8 cocoons slightly twisted to create a single strand.
               ❖  Many strands together constitute a silk yarn.
               ❖  These yarns are then spun into silk cloth by the process of weaving.
































































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