Question

What is reeling of silk?

Answer 1

Reeling of silk:

1. Silk reeling is a process where many cocoon baves are reeled together to form a single thread.
2. Cocoons are placed in boiling water before reeling.
3. The silk fiber is taken out carefully from each cocoon.
4. These are further used to produce silk thread, silk fabrics, etc.
5. Traditionally reeling is carried out by country charkha.
6. Silk fiber or filament from around five cocoons are connected to the one end of the charkha to form a single thread of silk.