This is my first attempt at silk reeling, and I used two websites heavily for this setup - Wormspit and Silkewerk. Both of the authors of these pages have tons more experience than I do at this, so I was happy for the help that their pages provided. ...

Today I reeled silk for the first time. I took some photos and video that I'll be posting as soon as I can, but I think it was a success. I reeled 40 Bombyx mori cocoons. It was pretty easy once I got the hang of incorporating new filaments into...

I have to admit, I was really relieved when I was done feeding all those bugs. It was a lot of work! So when the last worm had spun I never cleaned up my insectary, or did anything with the cocoons other than put the selected few for next year in the...

Things are coming to an end with my bug colonies. Colony A is all finished, and the return was pretty poor. I got eleven cocoons, and most of them are pretty poor quality. The walls of the cocoons are thin, so there is not much silk in them. Notice...

I've been meaning to write about this for awhile, but I just haven't had the chance. Here is a picture of my weeping mulberry. A few weeks ago it was beautiful, completely leafed and full. Then one night the deer came by our yard and almost stripped...