Question
Explain the process of obtaining silk from the silk moth.

Answer

The processing of fibres into wool involves the following steps:
Step I: Shearing: At first hair are removed using shearing machine.
Step II: scouring: Hair is washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt. This process is called scouring.
Step III: After scouring, sorting of hair is done on the basic of different textures.
Step IV: The small fluffy fibres, called burrs, are picked out from the hair.
Step V: The fibres then dyed in various colours, according to choice.
Step VI: The coloured fibres are straightened, combed and rolled into yarn.

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