Silk is an organic protein fiber usually made from the cocoons of the larvae of the mulberry silkworm, Bombyx mori, which are typically raised in captivity in a system called sericulture. Textiles...
Silk cocoons are soaked in hot water to soften the silk gum so that the silk filaments may be safely unwound to prevent breakage of the filaments. Fibres from several cocoons are unwound and twisted...