The diagram delineates the life cycle of silkworms and phases in manufacturing silk cloth.
Overall, the life cycle of the silkworm consists of four stages that begin with the eggs from a mother worm, and end on the cocoon phase. Likewise, silk production from worms has four main steps- commencing with boiling selected cocoons into waters and ending in the dying process.
First of all, the life cycle of silkworms is initiated by the laying of eggs by the mother worms, and it usually takes 10 days to produce larva. Then the silkworm lanie uses mulberry leaves as food. After 4 to fl weeks, silk thread formation starts and consequently they produce larvae. Cocoons are the end product of silk thread made by larvae that develop within 3 to 8 days
To produce silk cloth, selected cocoons are placed in boiling water in a container. Next, the larva undergoes unwinding for the development of approximately 300-900 length silk thread. Eventually dye is added into the thread and then undergoes the process of twisting. Finally, the weaving is done and it is ready for the dying process, and that is the final step of silk cloth production.