| Silk | Wool |
| 1) The silk yarn is obtained from the cocoon of the silk moth. | 1) The fleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of skin is removed from its body. This process is called shearing. |
| 2) For obtaining silk, moths are reared and their cocoons are collected to get silk thread. | 2) The sheared skin with hair is thoroughly washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt. This is called scouring. |
| 3) The process of taking out threads from the cocoon for use as silk is called reeling the silk. | 3) The hairy skin is sent to a factory where hair of different textures are separated. |
| 4) Tasar, Mooga, Kosa etc., are different varieties of silk. | 4) The small fluffy fibres called burrs are picked out from the hair. |
| 5) Silk fibres obtained by reeling the spun into silk threads, which are woven into silk cloth by the weavers. | 5) Fibres are straightened, combed and rolled into yarn. The longer fibres are made into wool for sweaters and the shorter fibres are spun and woven into woolen cloth. |
