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Cocoons bred in the wilds bring new business for textile industry

05 May '06
1 min read

Silk producers have developed wild silkworms in the field and cocoons of these silkworms are different from those which are grown home.

Experts believe that silk industry should use this new technique in their production to save costs and enhance product value, besides attracting large business for the textile industry.

This variety of cocoon fiber is used in different making fabrics. For example, light silk can be woven from home cocoons and heavy silks can be made from wild ones.

Fibre2fashion News Desk - China

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