The loom is setup before weaving begins
Weavers follow a intricate pattern
Once the thread is woven it is cut off with the knife
you see in this weaver's hand
Silk comes from the cocoon of the silkworm found on
Mulberry bushes which supply the food for the worms.
Cocoons are collected.
Fires are used to heat the cocoons.
Heat kills the worm before it eats the cocoon as nourishment.
Cocoons are floated in warm water in order to lossen
the silk thread which can be up to 1000 meters long.
Silk is equivalent in strength as its counterpart in steel.
The silk is dyed, hung to dry, and then wound on skeins.
The silk is now read to weave. It takes 1000
Cocoons to make one shirt.
Silk Workshop Managers.
Some designs have to be sculpted using electric shears
A finished carpet.
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The loom is setup before weaving begins