Silk is a fine fibre that is made from the cocoon of silkworm larva. Silk is produced through a process called sericulture. Cocoons are placed in hot water so that it frees the silk filament and kills the larva at the same time. This process forms raw silk. Afterwards, a process called throwing is performed by machinery to the raw silk to make it stronger and thicker. The material is then boiled in soapsuds. Then, the raw silk can be dyed different colors, but white and pale tints must be bleached. To make one yard of silk fabric, 2500 to 3000 cocoons are needed. Silk can be found in clothing, parachutes, bicycle tires, and artillery gunpowder bags. Before World War I, the bulletproof vests were made from silk.

Processing silk doesn't really do any harm to the environment except it interferes with nature. People who were against animal cruelty were against silk processing too. This is because they believed that it was cruel to phoil silkworms alive in their cocoons.

~Juliana