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Tools and Raw Materials for the Making of Silk in Asia

SILK COCOON

silk cocoon is a small, pouch-shaped protection layer woven by silkworms. There are four different types of silkworms, each producing different types of silk cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the cocoons of)

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