Author: Jasmeena Qadir, Tajamul Islam and Shalini Aryan
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: Cocoon crafting is an art of designing of some handicraft products like flowers, bouquets, garlands, greeting cards and other artistically designed fancy items. The raw material for cocoon crafting is generally silk cocoons. The defective cocoons or cut cocoons which are rejected as waste in grainages and reeling sector can be utilized in making crafts. Cocoon crafting can be taken as a commercial activity particularly by women folk of low socio-economic status and in turn bargain good economic return, simply utilizing cut/pierced cocoon waste with their creative skill. The fancy by-products made from these waste cocoons are in demand nowadays and considerably fetch a bigger price. It bears low investment and no specific technicality and provides greater returns. The rural women folk can take it as a sideline activity and can make crafts in their leisure. It is considered as an ideal industry for the upliftment of rural women. The development/designing of cocoon handicrafts will attract attention of huge number of local masses, thereby boosting up their revenue returns and value addition in sericulture through handicraft market
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Cocoon crafting is a self employment generates a good amount when this art is prompted skillfully in a creative manner. The waste cocoons in grainages or reeling sector can be utilized skillfully to craft value added products for decoration and aesthetic purpose. It requires careful and attentive people to pursue this art. The cocoon crafting is a revenue generating enterprise which could be easily took by rural women folk to earn more as an aid to their livelihood. The conduct of awareness programmes and trainings can persuade rural women to take up cocoon crafting as a side activity. This will ultimately help in the upliftment of rural women and value addition to sericulture industry
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