Sericulture and Silk Production: A Handbook

This book describes the stages of mulberry bush growing, silkworm egg production, silkworm rearing, silk cocoon reeling and silk fabric production. Ideal for fieldworkers, development agencies and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve or extend manufacture (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).


Acknowledgements

Foreword

Preface

Introduction to silk and sericulture

Moriculture and sericulture

Silk reeling and fabric production

Silk grading and testing

Planning for production

Equipment suppliers

Sources of further information

APPENDICES

Reeling devices

Glossary