The diagrams illustrate the process of silkworm life cycle and how it is used to make silk

cloth. Overall, there are four main processes in the life cycle (eggs, larva, cocoon, and moth)
while the production of silk cloth consists of six main phases (selecting, boiling, unwinding,
twisting, weaving, and dyeing).
In the first stage of silkworm life cycle, the female moth begins to lay the eggs on a
mulberry leaf. When it is already 10 days, the eggs start to hatch themselves and silkworm larvae
emerge out of it. After 4 to 6 weeks, the larvae start producing the layers called silk thread
around their bodies. Subsequently, it takes approximately 3 to 8 days to larvae to be able to
generate more layers covering their whole body which is called cocoon. Lastly, they will stay in
cocoon for 16 days to metamorphose into moths.
Moving to the sericulture (production of silkworm), the process commences when the
silkworm cocoons are selected. After being selected, the suitable materials for the production
will be proceeded in thread extraction in the water before the silkworm is unwounded. When it
comes to unwinding process, the silk thread is first measured about 300 to 900 meters before
going to next process which is called twisting stage. In that stage, some of the silk threads will
straightly go to dyeing process, while some are still woven into the cloth which is then dyed.