2.3.1 Silk: In old English, silk was sioloc. The name is thought to have originated from the Greek Seres, meaning the people from Eastern Asia, namely the Chinese. Silk is very fine strand of fiber that is a solidified protein secretion produced by certain caterpillars to encase themselves in the form of cocoon.

2. Describe about different types top stitched seam. 3. Explain on types seam finish. Answers for objective questions: 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d) 134 3. Shell or Scalloped tucks: This is a very decorative tuck made by hand. Make a tuck of � finished width. On the stitch line mark uniformly spaced dots � apart. Do overcasting stitches pull tight on each dot inserting the needle from the wrong side and bring back the needle to wrong side after overcasting and reinsert to the next dot the same way. Repeat the same till the dots end. This is called as shell or scalloped tuck.