Presentation of ahimsa silk

1. Ahimsa silk
A PRESENTATION BY
VIGHNESH N V
BA1TBA095
UAHS, COA,SHIVAMOGGA
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2. AHIMSA SILK
 Ahimsa Silk, also known
as peace silk, cruelty-free
silk and non-violent silk,
refers to any type of silk
that is produced without
harming or killing the silk
worms.
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3. THE ORIGIN OF AHIMSA SILK
Creation and commercialisation of ahimsa silk is
credited to Kusuma Rajaiah, a 60-year old
government officer from Andhra Pradesh in India,
who holds the patent and trademark for Ahimsa
Silk. Inspired by Ghandi, Rajaiah applied his 40
years of sericulture experience and the theories
behind the ahimsa way of life to the making of silk.
He found that it was possible to create silk without
killing the silk worms and began weaving ahimsa silk
in 1990. In 2001 his company began marketing the
silk and it continues to gain popularity both in India
and abroad
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4. AHIMSA SILK AND PROCESS OF MAKING
AHIMSA SILK
 Ahimsa silk (ahiṃsā: Sanskrit for
'nonviolence') is a method of
nonviolent silk breeding and harvesting. Wild
silk moths are bred, rather than the domestic
variety. It allows the completion of the
metamorphosis of the silkworm to its moth
stage, whereas most silk harvesting requires
the silkworms to be killed in their cocoon stage.
No animals suffer or die for the silk to be
produced, making it a favorable alternative to
normal silk for those who object to harming 4

5.  The pupa is allowed to hatch and the
leftover cocoon is then used to create silk.
 While the Bombyx mori (also called
mulberry silkworm or mulberry silk moth)
(at present ) are the preferred species
for creating ahimsa silk, there are a few
other types of species that fall under the
category of ahimsa silk, which is defined
not necessarily by the species of the moth
involved but by the methods for
harvesting the cocoon.
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6. The other types of silkworm
that are used for this process
are a subspecies of
the ailanthus silkmoth and
several types of tussah or
Tasar moths: the Chinese
tussah moth, the Indian Tasar
moth, and the muga moth.
 In india, The subspecies of the
ailanthus silkmoth, Samia
cynthia ricini, eat the leaves of
the castor beancassava leaves.
It is also known as the eri
silkmoth. 6

7. PROCESS OF MAKING AHIMSA SILK
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8. ADVANTAGES OF AHIMSA SILK
 As it is natural fiber it is hypoallergic
 Temperature regulation property makes it
widely usable in different weather conditions
 Ethical process as it does not kills silkworms
 Less manpower is required
 Helps For management of waste cocoon
and making product out of it
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9. DISADVANTAGES OF AHIMSA SILK
 Less shiny
 More susceptible to insects
 Yarn obtained is not in a single thread
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10. ERI SILK
 Eri silk is made from the
cocoons of these particular
insects and is also produced
using less violent methods
than the normal heat treating,
but the quality of Eri silk is
often seen as inferior to that
of the silk created by the
offspring of the Bombyx
mori moth. However eri silk is
more preferred for production
of Ahimsa silk in india.
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11. KETYA PEACE SILK
 Ketya Peace Silk Is A Fabric Native
To The Indian State Of West
Bengal. It Has A Unique And Coarse
Tactile Textue Due To Varieties Of
Yarns Like Matka, Khadi, Tussar
Being Woven Into The Raw Coarse
Fabric. This Produces A
Wonderfully Rich Texture. The main
component of Ketya is the
waste/leftover broken fibres from
the hatched cocoons of Tussar
silkmoth (Antheraea millita), which
is handspun into yarn to make the
fabric. A variety of other yarns like
Matka, Cotton, Khadi, Tussar may be
woven into the raw coarse fabric
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12. MATKA PEACE SILK
 Matka Peace Silk Fabric Is A Rough
Handloom Indian Silk Fabric Made
From The Waste Mulberry Silk
(Bombyx Mori) Without Removing
Its Gum (Sericin) Part. It Is Largely
Obtained From The States Of
Karnataka And Kashmir But Its
Spinning Is Done In The Malda And
Murshidabad Districts In West
Bengal. It Comes From Thick Yarn
Spun From The Silkworm Bombyx
Mori Which Results In Some
Irregularities In The Texture Of
The Fabric. Matka Silk Resembles
The Tweed Fabric In Texture. 12

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