There is a variety of silks that
are available for use in different industries including apparel and home
furnishings etc. The physical characteristics and properties of different
kinds of silk will vary depending on how it is manufactured. Some of the
most popular and commercially produced silks are:
Cultivated Silk: This type of silk is produced
from domesticated silkworms. These silkworms are especially cultivated and
grown for producing fine quality silk.
Types of Cultivated silk
- Eri Silk
- Muga Silk
- Tussar Silk
- Mulberry Silk
- Kosa Silk
Wild Silk: This type of silk is produced
from a number of undomesticated silkworms. Wild silk is obtained from
caterpillars other than the mulberry silkworm. The term "wild" is
used as these silkworms cannot be domesticated and artificially cultivated
like the mulberryworms.
Types of Wild silk
- Tussah Silk
- Shantung Silk
- Pongee Silk
- Rajah Silk
- Silk Douppioni
- Noil Silk
- Raw Silk
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