The diagram below depicts the lifecycle of the silkworm and the various stages in the manufacture of silk cloth.
Overall, the lifecycle of silkworm mainly consists of 4 stages starting from the hatching of egg to the formation of cocoon. This cocoon further passed to another 4 linear stages for the manufacture of silk dress.
Initially, the eggs are laid in leaves by the adult butterfly then after 10 days these eggs become mature and forms silkworm larve by consuming the mulberry leaves as food. After 4 to 6 weeks this larve form the silk thread and enters the cocoon stage with in a period of 3-8 days. The moth formation from this stage takes approximately 16 days and the cycle continues.
When the cocoon formation is completed it is passed on to the silk cloth production stage. Cocoon is boiled in a chamber then it is enters in to an unwind stage around 300-900 m threads were formed in this stage. The twisted threads either goes directly in to the dying section or to weave part then into the dying chamber. Finally, dyed silk threads were obtained.
The diagram below depicts the lifecycle of the silkworm and the various
stages
in the manufacture of
silk
cloth.
Overall
, the lifecycle of silkworm
mainly
consists of 4
stages
starting from the hatching of egg to the formation of
cocoon
. This
cocoon
further
passed to another 4 linear
stages
for the manufacture of
silk
dress.
Initially
, the eggs
are laid
in
leaves
by the adult butterfly then after 10 days these eggs become mature and forms silkworm
larve
by consuming the mulberry
leaves
as food. After 4 to 6 weeks this
larve
form the
silk
thread
and enters the
cocoon
stage
with in a period of 3-8 days. The moth formation from this
stage
takes approximately 16 days and the cycle continues.
When
the
cocoon
formation
is completed
it
is passed
on to the
silk
cloth production
stage
.
Cocoon
is boiled
in a chamber then it is enters in to
an unwind
stage
around 300-900 m threads
were formed
in this
stage
. The twisted threads either goes
directly
in to the dying section or to weave part then into the dying chamber.
Finally
, dyed
silk
threads
were obtained
.