Photo of silk cocoons.
This class was "all about silk" and the MSW (masterspinner wannabe - who is moi) enjoyed herself immensely. I have decided that I like silk! Alot!
Cultivated silk is white. It is very fine, and comes from a silkworm called a Bombyx Mori . (This site is German? But has great photos).
Tussah silk is wild silk. It is harvested from the large saturniid moth (Antheraea paphia), that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk. It is coarser to the touch than cultivated silk.
For more about my silk class see the Silk Class Album and click on the first photo.
Wonderful pictures! I'm so glad you posted this.
Posted by: Cheryl | March 20, 2006 at 12:31 PM