Satheesh Kannur runs a company in the final stage of sericulture - turning cocoons into raw silk yarn - a process known as ...

Most of us are familiar with silk as a fine fabric that is made into neckties and dresses. As a textile, silk is highly valued because it is shiny and smooth, strong yet lightweight, and it can be ...

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Silk craft villages have dotted Vietnam for hundreds of years. They make silk by hand in a tedious, 30-step process. Craftspeople feed the silkworms every four hours so they spin brilliantly yellow ...

Fiorenzo Omenetto, holding a silk fibroin film illustrating various processing techniques. Photo by Luke Groskin There’s a glass cabinet of curiosities that stands in the corner of a windowed room of ...

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