Silk: The Thread


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1) The cocoons are put in hot water to kill the worm and weaken the gum that holds the silk filament together; 2) A young woman demonstration how the filaments of several cocoons are wound together; 3) A closer look at how several cocoons are joined into a single thread - all pictures from a silk exhibition in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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4) Weft (crosswise) silk threads being measured prior to dyeing; 5) Warp (lengthwise) threads being measured; 6) Warp threads being laid out and laced though the beater prior to weaving - photos from several small factories in Northeast Thailand and Laos.

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