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	Silk Worm
		Silk is a continuous filament fibre consisting of fibroin protein secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larva and a gum called sericin which cements the two filaments together.
		Next, the raw silk is twisted into a strand sufficiently strong for weaving or knitting. This procedure is called throwing, and prevents the thread from splitting into its constituent fibres. Four different types of silk thread may be produced from this procedure: crepe, tram, thrown singles and organzine.
		After the silk is harvested from the cocoons it is brought to the weavers for dyeing and preparation for weaving.
	www.vegansociety.com /html/animals/exploitation/silk_worm.php (2050 words)

	Silk
		Cocoons are soaked in a basin of water at 140° F to soften the silk gum, or sericin.
		Then the tiny strands of silk are reeled off, passing through glass guides on their way to the reels in the background and in the process of being twisted with from 2 to 6 other strands.
		In the silk factory, the cocoons are soaked in hot water and the silk thread unwound.
	www.ancientroute.com /resource/cloth/silk.htm (1879 words)

	How Silk is Made
		The egg, the silk worm, the pupa and the moth.
		Silk is very strong in terms of tensile strength, meaning it can withstand a lot of pulling type pressure without breaking.
		Although the bulk of world silk supply comes from the silk moth Bombyx Mori which is domesticated, the other varieties of silk are known as wild silk, as they are grown in remote forest trees in natural conditions.
	silkpaintinggallery.com /silk.htm (1157 words)

	MOPHFlags.org \| Why Purple? (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Silk was highly valued in Asia Minor and the trade road to China became known as the Silk Road.
		It is said that a silk worm had dropped into her cup of tea and from that historic moment the Chinese discovered the life cycle of the silk worm and the potential this insect held for their fabric industry.
		Silks were a primary and valuable item of trade or barter carried by camel-back on long dangerous treks.
	www.purpleheart.org /why_purple.html (1318 words)

	The History of Silk
		From that historic moment, the Chinese discovered the life cycle of the silk worm and for the next 3000 years were to keep their monopoly of silk.
		In the 3rd Century B.C., Chinese silk fabrics were beginning to find their way throughout the whole of Asia, and were transported overland to the west, and by sea to Japan, in those long itineraries known as the silk roads.
		Silk is still produced in smaller quantities in many other countries, and several developing countries are studying new sericultural projects.
	www.silk.org.uk /history.htm (789 words)

	Paterson, New Jersey --Reading 1
		Silk is a natural fiber taken from the cocoons of the silk worm.
		The process of producing silk fabrics was divided into four stages: throwing (twisting the silk fibers into threads strong enough to be used in the looms), dyeing, weaving, and finishing.
		In spite of the owners' efforts to reduce silk weaving to a series of simple tasks that could be performed by unskilled workers, many operations involved a high proportion of hand work that depended on the skill of the individual worker.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/102paterson/102facts1.htm (935 words)

	Silk Yarn
		Silk worms develop in about two weeks from an egg to a worm and are kept in bamboo trays, covered with a cotton fabric to protect them from insects.
		After the worms are transferred to their new trays, they start to spin a cocoon around themselves.This takes six to seven days.
		Finally, the silk is loosely twisted 80 times into a loop to form a skein of silk.
	www.sangdao.com /silkmaking/howtomakesilk.htm (692 words)

	Manipur Silk to worm Its Way up on the Silk Route
		worms with voracious appetites are kept in bamboo trays either in the living room or a rearing shed.
		the cocoons are boiled, and the fibrous silk is unravelled and wound on to a stick.
		silk output to 328 tonnes from 202 tonnes.
	themanipurpage.tripod.com /economy/manisilk.html (387 words)

	History of Sericulture, Cultural Entomology Digest 1
		In 877 A.D., the rebel chief Biachu captured Canfu, the center of foreign silk trade, put to death all its inhabitants, destroyed all of the mulberry trees and silkworms of the region, and levied heavy and cruel taxes on all foreign trade.
		This interest in silk culture soon led to what was known as the "Mormus multicaulis craze." Anticipating a most profitable investment, if not speedy riches, thousands of individuals purchased mulberry plants of the M. multicaulis species and planted large areas of valuable land.
		The silk is a continuous-filament fiber consisting of fibroin protein secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larvae, and a gum called sericin, which cements the two filaments together.
	www.insects.org /ced1/seric.html (1324 words)

	Silk Production
		By this time, the worm's two silk glands are fully developed, and it begins to exude silk from both at the same time, as well as a sticky substance called sericin to bind the two threads together.
		The silk is liquid in the worm's body, but hardens into a thread in contact with the air as the larva moves its head in a characteristic figure eight pattern.
		Next, since an individual silk thread is too fine to handle, the threads of as many as ten cocoons are wound together onto a reel, sticking together to form one long, strong thread.
	www.nps.gov /colo/Jthanout/SilkProd.html (1195 words)

	Jung Talk - Silk Harp (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A worm mythologically and symbolically is related to the God Image, of Christ, for He was as lowely as a worm.
		In addtiion, the worm is related to the Phoenix, for when the Phoenix was burned, in the remaining ash was a worm.
		Worms are also realted to symbolic death from which new life comes, for the worms eat the flesh.
	www.cgjungpage.org /talk/printthread.php?t=1967 (1631 words)

	The Silk Worm - About Us
		The Silk Worm - About Us The Silk Worm is located on the corner of Main Street at Fourth in the heart of downtown Rochester, Michigan.
		We have three floral designers on staff and specialize in custom floral design using high quality silk flowers and foliage.
		The Silk Worm is a member of the International Freeze-Dry Floral Association.
	www.mysilkworm.com /about.html (188 words)

	The Cycle of Silk Production - Part 2 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		When worms are young, they require finely chopped young leaves which are picked from the top of the mulberry tree.
		The worms must be spaced at the proper density on the feeding trays, and the trays should be kept free from excess waste and uneaten leafage.
		As the worms busy themselves by building cocoons, the silk producer is also busy ensuring that the worms are distributed evenly on the mountage and that all excreted wasted is immediately disposed of.
	www.mulberries.org /silkrearing.htm (624 words)

	Silk Fabric Facts
		She, by reason of the discovery, has been deified and is worshipped as the goddess of silk worms.
		Dupioni Silk (also spelled Duppioni) is produced by reeling silk fibers from two silk worms that have spun one cocoon together and usually produces a rough yarn.
		Black specks which occasionally appear in dupioni silk fabric are part of the original cocoon of the silk worm.
	www.denverfabrics.com /pages/static/Silk/silk-fabric-facts.htm (1113 words)

	The Life Cycle Of Silk Worms
		During the ova stage silk worm eggs are as small as the tip of a pin.
		When silk worms spin their cocoons they move their heads in a figure eight pattern (if you hold a partly spun cocoon under a light you can see the silk worm inside moving its head in a figure eight).
		Silk farmers who want to harvest the silk will kill the moths while they are still in the cocoon so that the silk fibers that make up the cocoon will not be damaged.
	sophia.smith.edu /~abloomga/2002/silkproject/raisingsilkworms.htm (774 words)

	Silk worm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		About 2600 BCE, silk culture, sponsored by the wife of the Emperor, was begun in China.
		The silk worm is picked when it is about two centimeters long, firm and a rich yellow color.
		Processing the cocoons of the silk worms in the Cappadocia region of Turkey...
	worms.rumor1.info /silk-worm-r.html (317 words)

	Silkworms in a shoebox: Journey to Forever
		Today Italy is the major European silk producer -- the French industry never recovered from a plague in the 19th century which wiped out the worms.
		Asian countries are no longer producing enough raw silk to satisfy demand but African farmers could reap the benefits of this market opportunity by supplementing their income with silk production, or sericulture.
		Well illustrated: from mulberry to silk worm, harvesting the silk, Cambodian Ikat dyeing, the loom for the weaving, Ikat weaving.
	journeytoforever.org /edu_silk_worm.html (873 words)

	Silk worm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Silk worm is a kind of animal, which lives mostly on mulberry leaves.
		Silk cocoon is formed by a single, fine and beautiful yarn that silk worm in pupac stage gives out to cover its body.
		So the female worm is usually big and makes long and big cocoon, when male worm is smaller and makes shorter and smaller cocoon.
	www.thaitextile.org /piankusol1/silk_worm.htm (300 words)

	The World Market for Silk Worm Cocoons and Silk Waste: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective
		I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for silk worm cocoons and silk waste for those countries serving the world market via exports or supplying from various countries via imports.
		Chapter 4 does the same, but for imports of silk worm cocoons and silk waste for all countries in the world.
		Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present the complete picture for imports and exports of silk worm cocoons and silk waste to and from all major countries in the world.
	www.marketresearch.com /redirect.asp?productid=916521&progid=3603 (701 words)

	Silk Origin and Processing Science Project
		The moth lays the eggs from which caterpillars or silk worms are hatched.
		The caterpillar or worm stage of the silk producing insect: one-quarter inch long when first hatched and grows to 3 inches.
		It is quite a distance between the silken home of the cotton worm, the fuzzy cotton fibres of the cotton seed, and the woolly fibres of the sheep's coat.
	www.light-science.com /silkwormproject.html (476 words)

	SILK PRODUCTION (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Empress Si-Ling, wife of a famous emperor Huang-Ti (2640 BC), encouraged the cultivation of the mulberry tree, the rearing of the worms, and the reeling of the silk.
		From the contents of this tube were produced all the races and varieties of silk worm that supplied the western world for more than 1,200 years.
		It is interesting to watch the processing of silk from the cocoon stage to the weaving of fine carpets.
	www.rdricketts.com /silk.html (260 words)

	The Silk Worm
		The Mulberry-feeding moth Bombyz Mori, which is the principal source of silk, is one of the largest and most handsome moths.
		The common silk worm produces only one generation during the year where the seasons are defined.
		The silk glands consist of two long thick-walled sacs running along the sides of the body, which open by a common orifice - the spinneret or seripositor - on the under lip of the larva.
	turkey.rdricketts.com /worm.html (341 words)

	Treasures Revealed: Boreman's "A Compendious Account of . . . the Silk-worm" (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first interest in silk culture in colonial America stemmed from the discovery of native mulberry trees growing in Virginia.
		Silk culture was one of the main considerations in the settlement of Georgia, and Thomas Boreman dedicates his Compendious Account to the "trustees for establishing the colony of Georgia in America."
		After the worms spun the cocoons, the cases were gathered and the silken fiber of the cocoon was spun into thread.
	www.vahistorical.org /Exhibits/treasures_tour_boreman.htm (281 words)

	:: Nepalese Silk :: Nepalese silk, yarn & handmade products of Himalayan Asia Craft, Himalayan Handicraft Producer, ...
		And hence helped to uplift economic status of farmers who are rearing Silk worm to produce silk Co-coons from which fine silk thread is taken.
		So produced Silk is either knitted to different products like shawls, scarves, and dresses of various designs or weaved to different types of fabrics which can be tailored as per your requirement.
		The Silk Worm are technically reared in rearing house by feeding Mulberry leaves.
	www.himalayanasiacrafts.com /nepali_silk.htm (363 words)

	Silkworms In Wuxi: Picture of Silkworm And Cocoons In Wuxi; Silk Thread From Cocoons in Wuxi Workshop.
		Life cycle of silkworm from egg, to worm, to cocoon, to moth, to egg.
		The silk thread from the cocoons of silkworms is reputed to be stronger than steel.
		The silk from the cocoon of a silk worm is valued for its sheer quality in the weaving of Chinese Silk.
	beifan.com /006wux/6wuxi-page01.html (967 words)

	Silk Worm Cocoons and Silk Waste in Netherlands - 2003 Import and Export Market - Research and Markets - Market ...
		On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on silk worm cocoons and silk waste in Netherlands face a number of questions.
		Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present a the total picture for imports and exports of silk worm cocoons and silk waste to and from Netherlands to and from all other major countries in the world.
		Silk Worm Cocoons and Silk Waste as a category is defined in this report following the definition given by the United Nations Statistics Division Classification Registry using the Standard International Trade Classification, Revision 3 (SITC, Rev. 3).
	www.researchandmarkets.com /reportinfo.asp?report_id=90303 (990 words)

	Bearded Dragons-General - silk worm suppliers??
		I think he did it to keep his worm supply where it needed to be for regular customers, I don’t know but I don’t like it.
		I got my Mulberry worms today - they are in CA and I’m in IN and yes, they do use Priority - you can choose what carrier you prefer.
		I have gotten worms that way from mulberry farms as well (loose in the box with egg crate) but usually they come in dishes with fl mesh stapled to the bottom.
	repticzone.com /forums/BeardedDragons-General/messages/485160.html (609 words)

	Silkworm Information
		The silk worm larval life is divided into five instars, separated by four molts.
		Today, silk is cultivated in Japan, China, Spain, France, and Italy, although artificial fibers have replaced the use of silk in much of the textile industry.
		To gather silk from cocoons, boil intact cocoons for five minutes in water turning them gently.
	insected.arizona.edu /silkinfo.htm (534 words)

	Silk Worm Cocoons and Silk Waste in Indonesia - 2003 Import and Export Market - Research and Markets - Market Research ...
		On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on silk worm cocoons and silk waste in Indonesia face a number of questions.
		I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for silk worm cocoons and silk waste for those countries serving Indonesia via exports, or supplying from Indonesia via imports.
		Combined, Chapters 3 and 4 present a the total picture for imports and exports of silk worm cocoons and silk waste to and from Indonesia to and from all other major countries in the world.
	www.researchandmarkets.com /reportinfo.asp?report_id=90298 (990 words)

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