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A Monsieur Rollin lately exhibited before the French Academy, a silkworm's cocoon of a rose color; remarkable because the color was produced by feeding the worms upon mulberry leaves sprinkled ...

They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow cocoons. And turning those cocoons into silk is even more ...

Mysuru: The time is ripe for establishing a full-fledged silk cocoon auction market in Mysuru district. In response to the ...

The shrine has deep ties to the silk industry. Once a year, silkworm farmers make offerings of cocoons to express their gratitude. The formal Japanese garden was built by the entrepreneur Hara ...