Question

Describe in brief the procedure to obtain silk yarn from silkworm.

Answer 1

Procedure to obtain silk yarns from silkworms:

1. Cocoons are collected and boiled in water. This kills the pupae inside the cocoons and helps in separating the silk fibres.
2. Reeling is done in which silk threads are collected from the cocoons.
3. The raw silk is dyed in various colours.
4. The raw silk obtained as a result of reeling is spun into silk threads or silk yarns.
5. The silk threads obtained are woven into silk clothes.