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Sewing and textiles; (1921)
Matthews, Mary Lockwood, b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 83
produce a new lot ofsilkworms. After this heating process the silk is ready forreeling. This is the process of winding the fiberfrom the cocoon. The cocoons are placed in basins 62 SEWING AND TEXTILES of hot water to soften the gummy substance on thefiber. Then four or five ends of fiber are… … Silk Moth fiber, as it is reeled from the cocoon, is kn©wn asraw silk. The raw silk is made into bales weigh-ing from 100 to 160 pounds, and is then ready togo to the manufacturer. LABORATORY EXERCISESmaking the nightgown {Continued)Continue work on the nightgown. HOW SILK MATERIALS ARE MADE…Sewing · Textile industry and fabrics
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