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 flow charts depict the process of manufacturing

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cloth and the stages of the silkworm life

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. The first stage of the life

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commences with laying eggs by an adult species, known as a moth.

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, after 10 days silkworm larvae emerge from eggs and start feeding by mulberry leaf for about 4 to 6 weeks.

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, after larvae have been partly covered with

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strands, they wait for 3 to 8 days to become fully covered with

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. After maturing in the cocoon for about 16 days, the larva completely transformed into an adult moth, and the

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started anew. The first step in producing starts with selecting a suitable cocoon to deal with.

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, after boiling in the water for the required time, it is unwound to get from 300 to 900 meters of thread.

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, in the next step the required thread is twisted, dyed, and

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weaved on the roll.

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, rolled with

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is dyed for the

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time.

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, there are four main stages in the life

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- egg, larva, cocoon, and adult moth - and six in

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cloth production - selecting, boiling, unwinding, twisting, weaving, and dyeing.