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

The two diagrams illustrate the

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of the production of

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cloth and the silkworms' life

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.

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, the life

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of the silkworm is a four-stage, natural and cyclical

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and it begins with the moth laying eggs and ends with it as well in a

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. The whole

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lasts between 45 to 58

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. During the life

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of the silkworm,

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, the moth lays some eggs on the mulberry loaf. After 10

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, the egg converts to a silkworm larva that eats the loaf of the mulberry as the food.

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, after 4 to 6 weeks, they produce

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threads and cover themselves with them. After that, it only takes 3 to 8

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for

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to be produced.

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, after 16

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, a moth gets out from each cocoon and

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process

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happens again. To start the production of

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cloth,

cocoons

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are needed. In

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, which is a 5-stage, man-made, linear

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,

cocoons

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are boiled in a bowl of water. After unwinding the boiled

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, each one can give a 300m to 900m

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thread.

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, they should be dyed and weaved respectively to have the

silk

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cloth as the ultimate product.