tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post4091679056330059405..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How to make silkMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-1520556956137037122012-05-17T13:47:01.934-05:002012-05-17T13:47:01.934-05:00That's interesting, too, but as a butterfly/mo...That's interesting, too, but as a butterfly/moth enthusiast (rather than a fabric enthusiast), I don't like the part where the pupae get drowned or boiled alive in the cocoon.<br /><br />But I understand it's necessary to obtain long fibers and that the larvae are grown by the millions for this purpose.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39063682466293905682012-05-17T12:16:56.349-05:002012-05-17T12:16:56.349-05:00right now i have about 1000 silkworms in the last ...right now i have about 1000 silkworms in the last instar who will begin to spin cocoons in 10-14 days...exciting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4588081467097864672012-05-17T11:47:14.517-05:002012-05-17T11:47:14.517-05:00Have you seen this, too?
http://www.wormspit.com/s...Have you seen this, too?<br />http://www.wormspit.com/silkreeling.htm<br /><br />I did this once at a friends. It's the most amazing thing, and if you're not careful, very, very sticky. We ended up pulling 12 threads at a time and wound them onto tubes (empty paper towel rolls cut in half). The resulting thread was passed of to a spinner to be spun and plied, which she did expertly. <br />I believe my friend will be dyeing the thread and using it for embroidery or buttonholes. <br />(You can find some of the dye recipes she works from on her page:<br />http://www.elizabethancostume.net/#color)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com