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Homemade Silk

Tags: silk silkworm

I'm raising Silkworm (Bombyx mori) so I can reel Silk and make my own silk thread, perhaps to ply with other fibers I plan to spin. Growing silkworm is surprisingly approachable--let the tiny eggs hatch in their petri dish, put them in a plastic tub with some added heat, and feed them rehydrated powdered silkworm food until they get big enough to make cocoons! At the bottom of the plant shelf,



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