Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more delicate work. In the 2010s, as cheaper, fake silk ...

The Department of Sericulture’s production statistics for the financial year 2023-24, showcases substantial progress across ...

The district registered a record rise in production of silkworm cocoons in 2024. It saw a yield of 29.10 lakh cocoons in the ...

“In the last two years, about 6 tonnes of silk cocoon was produced in Pathankot. All support – sheds for silkworm cultivation, mulberry leaves, mandi to sell reared cocoons -- was provided to ...

Once upon a time, circa 2700 BC in China, empress Xi Ling Shi was enjoying her afternoon tea under a mulberry tree, when a silkworm cocoon fell from the tree into her tea. She noticed that on contact ...

Overseas trainees from seven countries undergo hands-on sericulture training in Mysuru, exploring new technologies and ...

Here's how craftspeople across the southern part of Asia extract and process the delicate fibers from silkworms, lotus flowers, and muga cocoons. We begin with these wiggly little silkworms in Nam ...

"The offerings to the Silkworm Deity. With their use indiscernible for now, it is wise to accept them all as given." The Rice Cocoons is a Key Item related to a Sidequest that takes place in ...