How silk is made & properties

Silk - the most beautiful of all textile fibers is acclaimed as the queen of textiles. Silk  comes from the cocoon of the silk worm and requires a great deal of handling and processing, which makes silk  one of the most expensive fibers also. Today China is the leading silk producer of the world. Other major silk producing countries include Japan, India,Bangladesh and Italy. Now I will discuss about Silk such as :-   Production of Silk  Characteristics of Silk  Identifying of Silk  Four Varieties of Natural Silk