Life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth

The diagram illustrates the whole process of making silk cloth, started from description of life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk clothe from the origin, cocoon.

At the first, in life cycle of the silkworm, the eggs which laid on leaf by moth, will become a larva after 10 days. And the larva feeds mulberry leaf as their main food. Taking approximately 4 to 6 weeks, the larva would be encased by silk thread. Then 3 to 8 days later, it is completely become a cocoon. In this life cycle, the larva inside cocoon becomes an adult, as a moth after 16 days. And this cycle is continuing.

In the production of silk cloth, selected cocoon will be boiled in hot water. This cocoon leads to softer and unwinding process is taken. One cocoon can produce around 300 to 900 meters thread, and its continue to twisting step and getting in coloring by Deeping into a dye. And the final step is weaving the silk into a cloth.

To sum up, the production of silk cloth started from life cycle of silkworm larva. Selected cocoon will be processed through explained steps. Lastly, the silk cloth is the final product.