Silk

Silk is a natural thread taken from silkworm cocoon.

Silk is one of the animal fibers and is used to produce fine, delicate and valuable handmade fabrics.

Silk is a fiber that is formed by the freezing of substances released by the silkworm, and consists of two parallel filaments clinging together to one another by the viscous material called gum.

They make silk threads using silk fibers. For this purpose, it is necessary to open the cocoons, which are only a silk cord, with a spinning device.

For this purpose, the silk of the cocoons, while being in hot water, is pulled out by the spinning machines.

Silk fibers are spun by silk machines and they get silk threads. The silk yarn is pulled together to make one kilo of raw silk, 4500 cocoons are needed, and each cake makes about 1000 m of silk thread.

Silk Yarn Properties :

Silk yarn is one of the most expensive and most expensive fibers due to its softness, transparency, and elegance.

Silk has a special place due to its special features such as lightness, softness, resistance to thermal effects, colorfulness, attractiveness, durability, and overall elegance, durability and elegance.

Silk Applications :

Silk as an essential ingredient in the production of products such as carpets, fabric, shirts, scarves, wall hangings, interior decoration of the house, etc. is used.

In addition, in the manufacture of parachutes, rubber tufts, artificial veins, surgical yarn, etc. are also used.

Among all the textiles, silk has a special place due to its special features such as lightness, softness, resistance to thermal conductivity, dyeing, absorbency, electrical inspiration and, in general, delicacy, elegance and durability.

For this reason, in the world of textiles, silk is called the queen of textiles and has its own special applicants.