Question

What are the various types of Silk?

Answer 1

Hint: Generally, we humans use clothes. Clothes can be made up of different fabrics. The different fabrics include Silk, Cotton, Rayon, Wool etc. Silk can be obtained from Silkworms. The fibre will be collected from Silkworms and made into threads and the fabric can be made from the Silk threads.

Complete answer:
Silkworms produce fibre, the fibre obtained from silkworms are soft, lustrous and fine fibre. These fibres can be made into threads, with the help of threads the fabric can be prepared. The fabric can be known as silk fabric.
Silk fabric can be divided into four types. These four types are natural silk. They are Muga silk, Mulberry silk, Tasar silk and Eri silk.
Muga silk: It is one of the costliest natural silk used by the people. In olden days, this silk can be used only by royal people. The quality of the fabric can be identified by the microscope.
Mulberry silk: It is the world’s most used silk fabric by around \[90\% \] in the world. The fibre used for making mulberry silk fabric is obtained from mulberry silkworm Bombyx mori.
Tasar silk: Tasar is a coarse silk with a coppery colour that is mostly used for furniture and interiors. It's not as shiny as mulberry silk, but it has its own distinct feel and appeal. It can be produced more in India and Japan.
Eri silk: It is also known as Peace silk as the production does not include the killing of silkworms. It is very strong, yet soft and elastic.

Note:
Spider silk can also be known as Muga silk and it is the costliest Silk fabric. There are three main grades of silk namely A, B and C. The grade A silk can be the best quality. There will be other types of silks called chiffon fabric. It is made from not only silk but also from other fabrics like cotton.