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The cocoons are then sent to the reelers. A few of the cocoons are placed in a basin of hot water, which
softens the gum; the outside fibres are removed so that a single thread runs free, just as you would unwind a thread from a ball; the ends_are collected together through a guide and wound up on the reel, the fibres from the difierent cocoons making one single thread. This picture shows the old method of reeling by foot machine.
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This picture shows the new style of reeling in Japan, by power machinery.
