The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth.

At the first stage

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in the life cycle of a silkworm, the moth lays its eggs. Around ten days later, silkworm larvae hatch from the eggs; these larvae feed on mulberry leaves.

Then

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, after four to six weeks, the larvae become covered in

silk

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thread

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, and it takes between three and eight days for a full cocoon to be produced. For

silk

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cloth production, a cocoon is first selected and

then

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boiled in water. After boiling, the

silk

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thread

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that makes up the cocoon is unwound, and

then

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several strands of

thread

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are twisted together. At the fifth and sixth stages in the process, the

thread

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can either be dyed and

then

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woven into

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fabric, or it can be woven first and

then

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dyed

subsequently

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.