The small fluffy fibers called burrs, found in the hair of sheep are removed by hand picking. These are the same fibers which sometimes appear on our sweaters.

Hair are dead structures so their trimming does not cause pain but the roots of hair are attached to the under scalp by living follicles. When hair is pulled, the living follicle comes out which gives a pain. 

Caterpillar in its next stage, called pupa, secretes protein fibres which harden on exposure to air and become silk fibres, which is soon fully formed and the covering is known as cocoon.

Coarse wool is obtained from Marwari breed of sheep.

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Silkworms are reared by keeping the caterpillar in clean bamboo trays along with freshly chopped mulberry leaves.

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The underfur of Kashmiri goat is soft. It is woven into fine shawls called pashmina shawls.

Removal of the hair from the sheep`s body is the first step of processing fiber into wool and is known as shearing. The sheared skin with hair is washed to remove grease, dust etc., the process is known as scouring. This hairy skin is sent to factory to separate different texture. This process is known as sorting.

Sericulture involves silk production by the cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing silkworms.

Bamboo trays are used for feeding the larvae with mulberry leaves. Also, montages are formed in a bamboo tray to which cocoon gets attached.

Silkworm grows in size and when the caterpillar is ready to enter the next stage of its life cycle called ‘pupa’, it swings its head from side to side in the form of figure of 8.

Bakharwal, the Indian breed of sheep, the wool obtained from which is used for making shawls is found typically in Jammu and Kashmir. Whereas, Lohi is a typical Indian breed found in Rajasthan and Punjab, and Nali being found in Haryana. 

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To obtain silk from cocoon, cocoon may be exposed to sun or boiled. It can also be exposed to steam to separate the fibers. Then, the threads from cocoon to use them as silk are taken out. This process is known as reeling the silk.