Sericulture and Silk Production - A Handbook

This book describes the stages of mulberry bush growing, silkworm egg production, silkworm rearing, silk cocoon reeling and silk fabric production. Ideal for fieldworkers, development agencies and those starting small-scale manufacture or attempting to improve or extend manufacture (Published in the Small-scale Textiles series).

List of contents

Introduction to silk and sericulture; moriculture and sericulture; silk reeling and fabric production; silk grading and testing; planning for production; equipment suppliers; sources of further information. Appendix: reeling devices.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Hardingham, Prabha Shekar, Prebha Shekar
• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.1995
• EAN: 9781853393174
• ISBN: 978-1-85339-317-4
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 203 mm x 276 mm x 3 mm
• Weight: 159 g
• Series: Small-scale Textiles S.; Small-Scale Textiles; Small-Scale Textiles; Small-scale Textiles S.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education