The pictorial representation depicts the life cycle of silkworm and also show the process of manufacturing silk cloth.
Focusing on the details of the life cycle, it is evident that the cycle begins when an adult moth lays eggs on the mulberry leaves. From these eggs, silkworm larvae are generated after 10 days. For the next 4-6 weeks the larvae survive on the mulberry for food. In the next stage, the larvae create silk thread and keep winding these threads around themselves for another 3-8 days. As a result, the cocoons are formed. The cocoon stage lasts for around 16 days and an adult moth appears from it. With time, the moth matures and the life cycle repeats.
For cloth production, the lifecycle is arrested at the cocoon stage. Healthy, good-quality cocoons are selected. These are boiled in water at a particular temperature for some predecided time. Then, the threads are unwound from the boiled cocoons and they can be as long as 300-900m. These threads are either twisted, weaved, and then dyed to twisted dyed and later taken for weaving. The process can be repeated as per the demand.
Overall, the lifecycle of silkworms has 5 stages and the production of silk cloth is a methodical process with defined steps.
The pictorial representation depicts the life
cycle
of silkworm and
also
show
the process of manufacturing silk cloth.
Focusing on the
details
of the life
cycle
, it is evident that the
cycle
begins
when an adult moth lays eggs on the mulberry
leaves
. From these eggs, silkworm larvae
are generated
after 10 days. For the
next
4-6 weeks the larvae survive on the mulberry for food. In the
next
stage
, the larvae create silk
thread
and
keep
winding these threads around themselves for another 3-8 days.
As a result
, the
cocoons
are formed
. The
cocoon
stage
lasts for around 16 days and an adult moth appears from it. With time, the moth matures and the life
cycle
repeats.
For cloth production, the lifecycle
is arrested
at the
cocoon
stage
. Healthy,
good
-quality
cocoons
are selected
. These
are boiled
in water at a particular temperature for
some
predecided
time. Then, the threads are unwound from the boiled
cocoons and
they can be as long as 300
-900m
. These threads are either twisted, weaved, and then dyed to twisted dyed and later taken for weaving. The process can
be repeated
as per the demand.
Overall
, the lifecycle of silkworms has 5
stages
and the production of silk cloth is a methodical process with defined steps.