Design Resource
Silk Weaving and Sericulture - Chintamani, Karnataka
Silk Farming and Manufacturing
by
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.
