tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post5033972189504341102..comments2023-09-15T07:31:57.059-06:00Comments on woman with wings: mulberry leavesPeggyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-76592450411118209062011-08-28T15:34:41.789-06:002011-08-28T15:34:41.789-06:00Oh, Lyn -- that's what I was worried about, th...Oh, Lyn -- that's what I was worried about, that they weren't allowed a normal life. For some reason, I thought they had left the cocoons before that boiling. Oh, that's very sad. Darn it. Guess this is the Walt Disney version of a silk worm's life?Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-39097786551812323962011-08-28T15:32:33.374-06:002011-08-28T15:32:33.374-06:00Marie, a nice memory for you -- the only caterpill...Marie, a nice memory for you -- the only caterpillars I remember were the kind that people didn't want! I wonder if silk worm cocoons could even withstand the winters we have...Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-3884179334212180502011-08-27T12:58:56.188-06:002011-08-27T12:58:56.188-06:00The moths are quite beautiful and seem to have fea...The moths are quite beautiful and seem to have feathers as feelers?! Hadnt ever seen them before and they struck me as angel like, for some odd reason!<br />So sad that their lives are spent after birthing and that the worms themselves are boiled and die in the process.<br />But it is an amazing sequence and magical in so many ways.liniecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643986273499722414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-52791916504214307212011-08-27T07:35:45.085-06:002011-08-27T07:35:45.085-06:00When I was a small child I had a teacher bring in ...When I was a small child I had a teacher bring in silk worm cocoons and share them with the students who wanted them. We had Mulberry growing near us in this area. I remember I took one home, but I do not remember anything after that.<br /><br />It is fascinating to see the worm turn into a moth- looking creature. All fuzzy and kinda cute : )<br /><br /><3Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759831735033471810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-61613038589205987382011-08-26T17:46:27.081-06:002011-08-26T17:46:27.081-06:00Nah - no silk! But that super loud chewing! Ahh...Nah - no silk! But that super loud chewing! Ahhh...drives me nuts. They're so funny how they just hang there in midair!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-80385558069516056682011-08-26T11:18:35.735-06:002011-08-26T11:18:35.735-06:00Cindy, I felt the same but I've watched it a f...Cindy, I felt the same but I've watched it a few times more closely and think I'm desensitized now! Ha. When they started spinning their threads, well, that's just magical...the little sweethearts...Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-77507269581691786762011-08-26T11:15:22.413-06:002011-08-26T11:15:22.413-06:00Nancy, so cool that you've had silk worms -- w...Nancy, so cool that you've had silk worms -- were you able to retrieve any silk threads then, too?Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-20007607424008897502011-08-26T11:12:49.256-06:002011-08-26T11:12:49.256-06:00Nat, I've only seen them once and I remember h...Nat, I've only seen them once and I remember how LOUD their chewing was! I'm looking forward to dyeing this silk in the photo with mulberry leaves...Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-28420360549676469252011-08-26T11:09:33.308-06:002011-08-26T11:09:33.308-06:00India, I was hoping that would be the case--thanks...India, I was hoping that would be the case--thanks for the info.!Peggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071261854957363637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-78694858878259106062011-08-26T00:09:00.203-06:002011-08-26T00:09:00.203-06:00this was ewww, cool, ick, amazing...thanks, even t...this was ewww, cool, ick, amazing...thanks, even the hub was captivated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-90223466864505645952011-08-25T23:22:42.222-06:002011-08-25T23:22:42.222-06:00This was interesting to watch all at once like thi...This was interesting to watch all at once like this...I've only seen most of the cycle over time (as has every preschool teacher!)<br />My old house had two big Mulberry trees - I was the go-to gal!!!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185798765137874091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-7982989818674431752011-08-25T19:52:44.063-06:002011-08-25T19:52:44.063-06:00Thanks Peggy, life does have purpose. I have seen ...Thanks Peggy, life does have purpose. I have seen and touched silk warms in Japan, but to see the whole cycle of it is fascinating - I did used a few mulberry leaves to dyed with in Japan, but I was only playing - Hugs NatNat Palaskashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591758405112517434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382541836368981865.post-63279104382611353602011-08-25T17:18:43.424-06:002011-08-25T17:18:43.424-06:00in my experience, mulberry leaves dye very nicely ...in my experience, mulberry leaves dye very nicely indeedindia flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.com