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The story of textiles (1916)

Newark Museum Association · [Newark? · leaf 36

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No. 5. After their final moulting the worms No. 6. For spinning their cocoons, the worms areprepare for the spinning of their cocoons. placed on trays. At the end of three days a thick, firm cocoon is spun, consisting of a single continuousthread over 1000 feet long. … No. 7. For purposes of breeding the moths are No. 8. Women and children admiring the moths allowed to develop from some of the cocoons. They after they have escaped from the cocoons,reach their maturity in 12 to 14 days.

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