KYOTO — Clack, thud. Clack, thud. The lonely sound of the hand-operated loom echoes through the chilly workshop. Under the soft light, lustrous silk and gold threads are carefully woven together, ...

Hai-Wen Lin makes kites "that speak the language of clothing," blurring definitions of craft, art, garments, and acts of play ...

Scientists are using spider silk to help develop surgical devices for nerve regeneration. "It acts like a scaffold for nerves ...

A legendary golden fabric once worn only by emperors has made an astonishing comeback. Korean scientists have successfully recreated ancient sea silk—a rare, shimmering fiber prized since Roman ...

"From the early Silk Road caravans of the 2nd century BC to the maritime networks of the Age of Exploration, Chinese silk has always moved through multiple worlds — prized as symbols of power, yet ...

Cleaning silk from corn can be trickier than you might expect, but with a couple of expert-backed tips it doesn't have to be.

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Jeevodaya, a unique and pathbreaking silk production pilot project of IIT Bombay, supported by Coal India under its Corporate Social Responsibility CSR initiative, has achieved a significant ...

High above the rivers of Madagascar, a small arachnid is quietly rewriting what I thought was possible in nature. The ...

SRINAGAR: After years of being eroded by machine-made imports, political uncertainty and the slow exit of skilled artisans, Kashmir's carpet industry is repositioning itself at the very top of the ...

Diplomacy Meets Fashion: EU Chief Ursula Dons Traditional Indian Bandhgala At Republic Day Parade India and the European Union also announced a landmark Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after nearly 18 ...