How do silkworms make silk?

Silk production, or sericulture, is the nearly 5000 year old process that supplies the world with its most prized threads. ... How silkworms make silk. Vox .... why do they not let them hatch then take the cocoon and turn it into silk then use them to make for babies to me that would be cheaper just takes longer. read more

Silkworms make silk by spewing a substance called fibroin through small holes in their jaws called spinnerets. The spewed-out substance consists of digested leaves and protein produced by the worm. The silkworm produces up to 1200 silken threads within a 72 hour time period, creating a soft, silver cocoon. read more

Today, almost all silk is cultivated on silk farms in Japan, China, and other countries of the Far East, where mulberry trees grow, since it is the leaves of this tree which are fed to the caterpillars. The large white female silkworm moth lays her eggs (from 300 to 500) on special paper set out by the silk farmer. read more