The diagrams show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features. Write at least 150 words.

The first diagram illustrates the stages in the life cyle of a silkworm, while the second diagram shows the production of silk cloth. Overall, there are 4 stages in life cycle of the silkworm from eggs to moth and 5 steps in production of silk. Initially, the eggs are laid by the moth on a mulberry leaf. These eggs hatch after 10 days into the silkworm larvae. They continue to feed on mulberry leaves for 4-6 weeks after which they start surrounding themselves in silk thread. This keeps happening for 3-8 days until they get completely covered by thread to form the fourth stage of life cycle which is cocoon. After 16 days, the moth emerges from the cocoon. The second diagram shows steps in silkworm production. The first step is the selection of suitable cocoons. After selection, they are boiled in water at required temperature. Then, the cocoon is unwinded to a threads of length 300-900m. This step is followed by dyeing. The threads can be proceeded for dyeing in two forms- either they are twisted or woven.