Raw Silk Reeling

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Silk Weaving and Sericulture - Chintamani, Karnataka

Silk Farming and Manufacturing

Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Ms. Parvathi Pooja

Raw Silk Reeling

Tools and raw materials that are used for raw silk reeling are:

• Silk Reeling Machine: The silk reeling machine is used to reel the Cocoon baves together to produce a single thread.

• Weighing Scale: It is used to check the weight of the silk yarn.

• Boiler: The harvested cocoons are boiled in a boiler; this helps the cocoon degum the silk is produced, thus making it easy to extract.

• Steamer: Steamer is used to steam the cocoons, which kills the caterpillar and loosens up the silk from the cocoon.

• Shaved Wood: As shaved wood is light, it is used to control the temperature of the water in the steamer as required.

• Bamboo Stick: It is used to remove the gum, which floats on the water during the degumming process.

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Silk Weaving and Sericulture - Chintamani, Karnataka