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Xinjiang keeps the traditional way of making Atlas silk

By Bi Nan (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-09-05 07:28 Comments

Xinjiang keeps the traditional way of making Atlas silk

Drawing silk: The first step is drawing silk. The cocoons have to be sorted out first and the dirty and abnormal-shaped cocoons have to be boiled in water for about 15 minutes until the cocoons change to green color and are soaked with water. Then a stick is used to stir the cocoons and twist the fiber threads of the raw silk into strands. Normally, 25-30 threads make one strand. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

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