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Silkworms- Part 2 written by Walter Ballenberger
Part 2 of this article continues the discussion of how silk thread is extracted from cocoons and how the silk production process continues from there, as well as the impact of synthetic fabrics.

Silkworms- Part 1 written by Walter Ballenberger
Two things are needed to produce silk, silkworms and a supply of food for them, which is exclusively mulberry leaves. They seem to prefer the white mulberry, but the black mulberry variety has been used as well. According to Dr. John Feltwell in his book “The Story of Silk”, there are about 1,200 species of caterpillars that produce silk cocoons. The one species that accounts for the vast majority of silk production in the world is Bombyx mori.

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