Great care is taken to ensure the silkworms do not hatch into moths because that would damage the cocoon and break the silk filament it has woven. The tiny pinpoint size eggs are kept at 65 degrees Fahrenheit with the temperature slowly and carefully raised to 75 degrees Fahrenheit to hatch the eggs. $ 15.00 USD $ 25.00 USD. To harvest the silk from the cocoons, they are placed in water to soften the filament. High quality silk bedding, should have a momme weight of at least 12, but more normally between 16 -19, and in the case of duvet covers as high as the low 20s. 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After about a month of the constant gorging on the mulberry leaves, the silkworms will have increased their weight about 10,000 times and will have built up enough energy to start spinning their cocoon. A wide range of silk sheet set, silk-filled comforter/duvet, silk duvet cover. Mulberry silk is also known as cultivated silk and bombyx silk but mulberry silk is the most commonly used term. Crafted from the finest grade 6A mulberry silk, fully breathable, thermoregulating silk beddings. 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