Assam Silk - Collecting Yarn From Cocoon

The largest village in Assam, Sualkuchi is like a weaver’s paradise. The sobriquet of Sualkuchi which refers to it as the ‘Silk village’ is re-confirmed the moment one enters the village. The process begins with boiling the mulberry cocoons left by the silkworms. Water is boiled in a vessel after which the raw cocoons are dipped into them. The cocoons are constantly stirred so as to soak them inside the water to a considerable extent. To this, a spoonful of soda is added to soften the hard cocoons and at the same time separate the thread from the cocoon. Once the cocoons are soft and supple, they are taken out, mashed and spread out in order to derive the fibers. They are then stuck on walls so that the sun dries them off. Threads from cocoons were taken out manually spinning thread around a small stick with the use of fingers.
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