The diagrams illustrate silkworm life cycle and the steps in silk cloth production. Overall, in the silkworm life cycle there are four main stages, beginning from silkworm lays their eggs on leaves and ending with cocoon transforms into a moth. The production of silk cloth has six steps starting from selecting the cocoon until dyeing the silk.
Initially, at the first diagram, the silkworm leaves their eggs on the leaves until ten days the eggs hatch and become silkworm larvae. Then, the larvae feed on mulberry leaves. In four to six weeks, they start producing silk threads which cover around themselves. As we can see, it takes three to eight days to turn into a cocoon and needs sixteen days to break out the cocoon and develop into a moth. Uniquely, this life cycle occurs naturally and continuously.
At the beginning of silk cloth production, the first step is the best quality of cocoons are selected and boiled inside a pan that is filled with water. The next step is unwind threads from the cocoons, the threads which are 300 to 900 meters will be taken from each cocoon. After this the threads must be twisted before it comes to the dye process. Finally, the threads are woven and become silk cloth.
The diagrams illustrate silkworm life cycle and the
steps
in
silk
cloth
production.
Overall
, in the silkworm life cycle there are four main stages, beginning from silkworm lays their eggs on
leaves
and ending with
cocoon
transforms into a moth. The production of
silk
cloth
has six
steps
starting from selecting the
cocoon
until dyeing the silk.
Initially
, at the
first
diagram, the silkworm
leaves
their eggs on the
leaves
until ten days the eggs hatch and become silkworm larvae. Then, the larvae feed on mulberry
leaves
. In four to six weeks, they
start
producing
silk
threads which cover around themselves. As we can
see
, it takes three to eight days to turn into a
cocoon
and needs sixteen days to break out the
cocoon
and develop into a moth.
Uniquely
, this life cycle occurs
naturally
and
continuously
.
At the beginning of
silk
cloth
production, the
first
step
is the best quality of
cocoons
are selected
and boiled inside a pan that
is filled
with water. The
next
step
is unwind threads from the
cocoons
, the threads which are 300 to 900 meters will
be taken
from each
cocoon
. After this the threads
must
be twisted
before
it
comes
to the dye process.
Finally
, the threads
are woven
and become
silk
cloth
.