They put muga silkworms into jalis, structures made by tying together semidried leaves. Here, the caterpillars rest and weave their cocoons for three days, until they fully empty their silk glands ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Unlike any other fabric, muga silk has a naturally lustrous gold sheen. It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk ...

“I was asked to weave an all-white fabric that is soft yet thicker than the traditional translucent chanderi fabric,” he said. Aaranya supplied him with thicker silk threads, which was used as ...