The diagrams below show the life cycle of the silkworm and the stages in the production of silk cloth. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two given images depict the life

cycle

of the silkworm and the process of producing

silk

cloth. The life

cycle

of a silkworm has 4 primary stages, beginning with the laying of eggs by the

silk

moth and ending with the formation of the

silk

cocoon.

Similarly

,

silk

cloth production

also

has different stages that begin with the selection of

silk

thread

shells

and end with the dying process. The life

cycle

of a silkworm commences when the silkmoth lays its eggs on mulberry leaves. The larvae hatch from the eggs in 10 days, and in 4-6 weeks, the larvae eat the mulberry leaves and form

silk

thread

shells

. The larvae remain in the

silk

thread

shells

for 3-8 days, creating an oval cocoon. In 16 days, the

silk

moth appears from the cocoon, and the

cycle

repeats itself. In the production of

silk

cloth,

firstly

, the

silk

thread

shells

are selected and boiled in water.

Subsequently

, these

shells

are unwinded into 300-900m long threads, which are twisted and dyed. The threads are

then

weaved and dyed once more.