Today, we got back from Cambodia. On the first day, we went to a silk farm. The farm had guided tours that were free. They grow silk worms then, when they're in cocoons they kill some and boil them. The rest live to make more silk worms and the process repeats. We saw some mulberry plants for the silk worms to eat. I thought it was interesting that silkworms only eat mulberry leaves. They have 16 different types of mulberry plant. They have so many types because some grow faster,some grow easier, and some taste better. We saw how they boiled the cocoons.The silk farm also dies and makes cloth. The guide showed us the traditional materials for dyeing. He also told us that they use mostly chemicals now.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Silk farm in Cambodia
Today, we got back from Cambodia. On the first day, we went to a silk farm. The farm had guided tours that were free. They grow silk worms then, when they're in cocoons they kill some and boil them. The rest live to make more silk worms and the process repeats. We saw some mulberry plants for the silk worms to eat. I thought it was interesting that silkworms only eat mulberry leaves. They have 16 different types of mulberry plant. They have so many types because some grow faster,some grow easier, and some taste better. We saw how they boiled the cocoons.The silk farm also dies and makes cloth. The guide showed us the traditional materials for dyeing. He also told us that they use mostly chemicals now.
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Interesting. I saw some silkworms being raised at a yarn shop (as a demo) when I was in Tempe, Arizona. Apparently they aren't allowed to plant new mulberry trees in Arizona (I'm not sure why), although existing trees are grandfathered in. Luckily the yarn shop owner knew someone who had a tree.
Andrea
Great work.
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