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Silk is a fibrous substance
produced by many insects principally
in the form of a cocoon or covering
within which the creature is
enclosed and protected during
the period of its principal
transformation. Usually there
are three crops per year of
cocoons. Starting from July-August,
September-October and November-December.
Each crop acts as a seed cocoon
for the next one till the third
one has matured. There are two
varieties of silk- pure silk
and blended silk. The process
before the silk is obtained
starts with the laying of the
egg by the mother moth followed
by the emergence of the caterpillar
or larvae which weaves a cocoon
(also known as pupa or chrysalis)
and then the yarn is procured.
The tasar yarn is procured
from a fully matured worm while
pure silk is obtained from a
cultivated one. Tussore (spelt
and pronounced in various ways)
is the fabric made from the
fiber of the Antheraea Paphia
which is found in the forest
areas of different parts of
India.
Today silk is not just restricted
to saris. A wide range of ladies'
and men's wear like dupattas,
garments, fabrics, caps, handkerchiefs,
scarves, dhotis, turbans, shawls,
ghagras or lehengas, and even
quilts, bedcovers, cushions,
table-cloths curtains are made
of silk.
Grading
Silk
Silk is graded in deniers;
Today silk is not just restricted
to saris. A wide range of ladies'
and men's wear like dupattas,
garments, fabrics, caps, handkerchiefs,
scarves, dhotis, turbans, shawls,
ghagras or lehengas, and even
quilts, bedcovers, cushions,
table-cloths curtains are made
of silk.
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