The life cycle of the silkworm was seen as representing the life, death and rebirth of human beings.
Diners at the inexpensive Highway 4, for example, merrily knock back shots flavoured with silkworm, snake, crow or goat's testicles.
They start with silkworm cocoons the raw material for almost all silk production.
Together they have written "Thailand, Economy and Politics" (Oxford University Press 1995), "Thailand's Boom" (Silkworm Books 1996) and "Thailand's Boom and Bust" (Silkworm Books 1998).
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The silk floss for the yarn in Yuki-tsumugi weaving is produced from empty or deformed silkworm cocoons, otherwise unusable for the production of silk yarn.
Every April, female silkworm farmers adorn themselves with colourful flowers made of silk or paper and make harvest offerings as part of the Silkworm Flower festival.
In the ponds that dot the villages, silkworm waste is fed to fishes, while mud from the ponds fertilizes the mulberry trees, and the leaves in turn feed the silkworms.
The silk was engineered by Tufts University, near Boston, from a silkworm cocoon that had been boiled to create a silk solution that can be deposited as a thin film.
Near the beginning of the lunar year, silkworm farmers invite artisans into their homes to perform the story of the Goddess of the Silkworm, to ward off evil and ensure a bountiful harvest.
Their latest effort, "Thailand's Crisis" (Silkworm Books September 2000), analyzes the causes of the meltdown, efforts by the International Monetary Fund and the Thai government to rescue the country, and the impact it had on business, politics and society.
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