Silk Cocoons

Description

These are white cultivated Mulberry (Bombyx) silk cocoons.  Each cocoon is one continuous silk filament.

Features

• 100% Intact Bombyx Silk Cocoons
• Temperature Treated, No Chemicals or Pesticides
• Package of 20 Cocoons

Silk Fun Facts

• 5,500 silkworms are required to produce 1 kg (2.2 lbs.) of raw silk.
• 200 pounds of mulberry leaves are needed to produce 1 pound of raw silk.
• It takes a silkworm 3 – 4 days to spin a cocoon around itself.
• Each silk filament is 600-900 meters (1,970 – 2,950 ft.) long.