First, how to spin silk and cocoon?
1. Boil a large iron pot filled with water. First, put the cocoon in boiling water.
2. Then stir the cocoon in hot water with a big net spoon and other tools until the cocoon becomes softer and softer as the water rolls.
3. When the water in the pot turns yellow (silkworm chrysalis soup), you can pick it up and put it in a clean hot water basin next to it.
4. soak in the clean hot water basin for a few minutes. Pay attention to press the cocoon to the bottom, and don't let it float on the water.
5. Use chopsticks to stir hard in one direction in the water, which can wind up the silk head scattered in the water, and pull it up to draw it out.
6. The strength of the wire drawing process should not be too great, otherwise the wire will be broken.
7. Hang the thread end on the material return arm.
8. The gathered thread heads are wound on the next spindle.
9. Another worker used a big spinning wheel to drive the spindle and wound all the silk threads together.
10, the thick silk thread on the spindle is still scattered and needs to be rewound with a small spinning wheel.
1 1, carefully wound on a small spindle, and the spinning work is completed.
Second, what should I pay attention to when eating cocoons?
When we eat silkworm cocoons, we should pay attention to some matters so as not to cause some harm to our health. People who have beriberi and are allergic to seafood such as fish and shrimp can't eat silkworm cocoons. When it is soaked in warm water, it will have a special smell. Don't worry about buying fake cocoons. This is a natural cocoon. There are also black foreign bodies in silkworm cocoon species, which fall off from the shell of silkworm chrysalis and are harmless to human body.
3. What is the function of cocoon?
The main component of cocoon is silk fibroin, the outer layer is sericin, and it also contains a small amount of oil, pigment and inorganic substances. Cocoon tastes sweet, but it is warm and nontoxic. When people are bleeding, they can use silkworm cocoons to stop bleeding, and they can also be used to quench their thirst and want to drink water. Cocoon can also be whitened. People will grind it into powder and apply it on their faces, which has the effect of beauty beauty.