Whipping Stitch work, appliqu�, smocking etc. For successful embroidery work, it is essential to learn the basic stitches, acquire the ability to choose the right type of stitches, designs, color combinations suited to the type of fabric, the purpose and use the garment or article on which the embroidery is to be made.

The tangle of loose silk with which the silk worm is originally secured its position in the straw, is called Floss or Blaze. In about two weeks, the moth will develop if the chrysalis is permitted to live. The moth escapes through the bottom of the cocoon and breaks the silk strands in the several layers in making its escape. An alkaline solution secreted by the moth allows it to break the strands more easily. It is customary to permit the development of only enough moths for breeding and egg-laying, because the broken cocoons are of less value than those having long, unbroken filaments. Life cycle is terminated at this point by process known as Stoving or Stifling.