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Textile Basics Silk

Silk is a protein filament produced by silkworm caterpillars to encase themselves in cocoons. There are different types of silk including mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production in India, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. Major silk producing countries today are China, India, Japan, Brazil, Italy, and South Korea. The life cycle of a silkworm includes four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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Textile Basics Silk

Silk is a protein filament produced by silkworm caterpillars to encase themselves in cocoons. There are different types of silk including mulberry silk, which accounts for 80% of production in India, and non-mulberry silks like tassar, eri, and muga. Major silk producing countries today are China, India, Japan, Brazil, Italy, and South Korea. The life cycle of a silkworm includes four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis or pupa, and moth.

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SILK FIBER - TEXTILE BASICS

Silk is continuous protein filament extruded by silk worm. It possesses all the desirable properties of a
textile fibre. It is solidified protein produced by certain caterpillars which will encase themselves in the
form of cocoon.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF SILK


The silk industry can be mainly classified into mulberry and non-mulberry. The non-mulberry silk
industry consists of TASSAR, ERI and MUGA silks. Out of these four varieties the mulberry silk industry
accounts for 80% of nations total production.

SILK PRODUCING COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD


Major silk producing countries in the world today are: Japan, China, Soviet Union, India, Italy, South
Korea, Turkey, Iran, Brazil, Spain, France, Sicily, Syria and Austria.

SERICULTURE - LIFE CYCLE OF SILK WORM


There are four stages in the life cycle of a silk worm:
1. Egg
2. Caterpillar
3. Chrysalis or Pupa
4. Moth

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