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Silk is made from the cocoons of silkworms. It takes 5500 cocoons to make just 2.2 lbs., or 1 kilogram, of silk.

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What does the silk farmer do with cocoons not needed for breading surposes?

silk farmer wait until the silk is open.


How many cocoons are needed to get 1kg of raw silk?

It takes about 2,000 to 3,000 cocoons to produce 1 kg of raw silk. Each cocoon is made up of a single continuous thread of silk spun by the silkworm larvae.


What do ancient China women made?

they make silk of silk worm cocoons which silk worm are larvae


What animal makes silk?

Silk is produced by silkworms, which are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworms spin silk to create cocoons in which they undergo metamorphosis into adult moths. The silk is harvested from these cocoons and woven into fabric.


How many silk worms are killed for one silk saree?

for my opinion to make one silk saree maybe 1000 or 50,000 silk worms could be killed to make one silk saree from silk


Do butterflies make coccon?

Bu6terflies make chrysalises rather than cocoons. Moths make cocoons out of silk and butterflies make chrysalises during their molting.


Where does the material to make silk fabric come from?

Silkworms originate from China and live in Mulberry Bushes


What is in silk?

Silk is animal protein, from silk worm cocoons.


How do silkworms spin cocoons?

they secreet it to build the coccon which we collect and weave into silk


What does silk farmer do with cocoons not needed for breeding purpse?

they kill the silkworm that is inside to get the cocoon into fiber (thread)