Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The fiber protein is mainly composed of silk fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form buds. The most famous silk is obtained from cocoons of the larvae of Bombyx mori silkworm mulberry bred in captivity (sericulture). The shiny appearance of silk is due to the structure of the triangular prism of silk fiber, allowing the silk to refract incoming light at different angles, resulting in different colors.
Silk is produced by some insects, but generally only the silk moth caterpillars has been used to manufacture textiles. There has been some research into other types of silk, which differ in molecular level. Silk is mainly produced by the larvae of insects undergoing complete metamorphosis, but some adult insects as Webspinners also produce silk, and some insects like crickets produce long rough silk of their lives. Silk production also occurs in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), silverfish, mayflies, thrips, grasshoppers, beetles, lacewings, fleas, flies, and mosquitoes. Other types of silk products arthropods, especially various arachnids, such as spiders (see spider silk).
Silk has a long history in India. He is known as "Paat" in eastern India, Pattu in parts of southern India and Resham in northern India. Recent archaeological discoveries in Chanhu-Daro and Harappa suggest that sericulture, the use of threads of wild silk worm species of native silk existed in South Asia for the period dating from the Indus Valley between 2450 BC and 2000 BC, while the "hard and fast evidence" for silk production in China dates back to around 2570 BC. Shelagh Vainker, an expert on silk in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, he sees evidence of silk production in China "long before" from 2500-2000 BC, states, "the people of the Indus civilization either silk cocoons harvested or traded with people who did, and they knew that a considerable amount of silk ".
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. About 97% of raw silk comes from five states of India, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. North Bangalore, the next host of "Silk City" $ 20 million Ramanagara and Mysore, contribute to a majority of silk production in Karnataka.
Antheraea assamensis, endemic species in the state of Assam, India
A traditional sari with gold brocade banarasi
In Tamil Nadu, mulberry cultivation is concentrated in Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem and Dharmapuri districts. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, and Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, were the first places to have automatic silk reeling units in India.
India is also the largest consumer of silk in the world. The tradition of wearing silk saris for weddings and other auspicious ceremonies is a custom in Assam and parts of southern India. Silk is considered as a symbol of royalty, and, historically, silk is mainly used by the upper classes. Silks and saris produced in Kanchipuram, Pochampally, Dharmavaram, Mysore, in southern Arani, Varanasi, in the north, and Murshidabad in the east are well recognized. Muga, Eri and Pat silk: in the northeastern state of Assam, three different types of silk, collectively called Assam silk are produced. Muga, the golden silk, and Eri are produced by silkworms that are native only to Assam.
Silk is produced by some insects, but generally only the silk moth caterpillars has been used to manufacture textiles. There has been some research into other types of silk, which differ in molecular level. Silk is mainly produced by the larvae of insects undergoing complete metamorphosis, but some adult insects as Webspinners also produce silk, and some insects like crickets produce long rough silk of their lives. Silk production also occurs in Hymenoptera (bees, wasps and ants), silverfish, mayflies, thrips, grasshoppers, beetles, lacewings, fleas, flies, and mosquitoes. Other types of silk products arthropods, especially various arachnids, such as spiders (see spider silk).
Silk has a long history in India. He is known as "Paat" in eastern India, Pattu in parts of southern India and Resham in northern India. Recent archaeological discoveries in Chanhu-Daro and Harappa suggest that sericulture, the use of threads of wild silk worm species of native silk existed in South Asia for the period dating from the Indus Valley between 2450 BC and 2000 BC, while the "hard and fast evidence" for silk production in China dates back to around 2570 BC. Shelagh Vainker, an expert on silk in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, he sees evidence of silk production in China "long before" from 2500-2000 BC, states, "the people of the Indus civilization either silk cocoons harvested or traded with people who did, and they knew that a considerable amount of silk ".
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world after China. About 97% of raw silk comes from five states of India, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. North Bangalore, the next host of "Silk City" $ 20 million Ramanagara and Mysore, contribute to a majority of silk production in Karnataka.
Antheraea assamensis, endemic species in the state of Assam, India
A traditional sari with gold brocade banarasi
In Tamil Nadu, mulberry cultivation is concentrated in Coimbatore, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem and Dharmapuri districts. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, and Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu, were the first places to have automatic silk reeling units in India.
India is also the largest consumer of silk in the world. The tradition of wearing silk saris for weddings and other auspicious ceremonies is a custom in Assam and parts of southern India. Silk is considered as a symbol of royalty, and, historically, silk is mainly used by the upper classes. Silks and saris produced in Kanchipuram, Pochampally, Dharmavaram, Mysore, in southern Arani, Varanasi, in the north, and Murshidabad in the east are well recognized. Muga, Eri and Pat silk: in the northeastern state of Assam, three different types of silk, collectively called Assam silk are produced. Muga, the golden silk, and Eri are produced by silkworms that are native only to Assam.
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