- Mysore Silk Factory
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Karnataka produces 9000MT of mulberry silk out of which a total of 14000MT produced in the country, thus contributing to nearly 70% of the country's total Mulberry Silk. In Karnataka, silk is mainly grown in the Mysore district.
See also
- Mommes, the traditional density unit for silk.
- Rayon
- Art silk
- Silk Road
- Spider silk (with a discussion of synthetic silk)
- Tenun Pahang Diraja, famous woven silk fabric of Pahang, Malaysia.
- Silk in the Indian subcontinent
- History of silk
- Silk wormBombyx mori
- Silk
External links
- Mysore city - includes info on silk production.
- Mysore sights - also lists the silk factory.
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