This book describes the stages of mulberry bush growing, silkworm egg production, silkworm rearing, silk cocoon reeling and silk fabric production. Ideal for fieldworkers, development agencies and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve or extend manufacture (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).
Acknowledgements
Foreword
Preface
Introduction to silk and sericulture
Moriculture and sericulture
Silk reeling and fabric production
Silk grading and testing
Planning for production
Equipment suppliers
Sources of further information
APPENDICES
Reeling devices
Glossary