Silk
Golden orb silk weaver
The size of this spider can be frightening. While males remain quite small (up to 1/4 inch), females can grow to become 3 inches. They build webs up to 3 feet in diameter and sit, head-down, right in the center of them. This spider does not hide from its prey. The Golden Silk Orbweaver is a tropical…
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What is silk used for today?
English Guignol is the main character in a French puppet show which has come to bear his name. Although often thought of as childrens entertainment, Guignols sharp wit and linguistic verve have always been appreciated by adults as well, as shown by the motto of a prominent Lyon troupe: Guignol amuses…
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Made of silk
This isn t science fiction, you know. Spider silk is stronger than steel. Scientists in Sweden have come up with a more efficient way to produce artificial spider silk in labs. It might soon be used in hospitals. The authors of this study are Dr. Anna Rising and Jan Johansson. They re researchers at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the Karolinska Institutet…
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Spider silk weaving
A rare textile made from the silk of more than a million wild spiders goes on display today at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. To produce this unique golden cloth, 70 people spent four years collecting golden orb spiders from telephone poles in Madagascar, while another dozen workers carefully extracted about 80 feet of silk filament from each of the…
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Silk Comes from silkworms
I love the feeling of silk. It’s so luxurious, and I feel really special every time I put silk anything on. The only problem with traditional silk is that the silkworm, the little caterpillar that spins the silk, lives a very short, sad life thanks to our demand for this luxurious fiber. This is why I’ve largely stopped buying silk unless it’s used or recycled. Many people…
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Silk Jacquard
Fabric: silk jacquard from Britex Fabrics, SF Pattern: traced a blouse from my closet This blouse was made in collaboration with Britex Fabrics, in San Francisco. More info here
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Classic Silks
The entire collection of Kenneth James Alhambra by Brewster is available through Leland s Wallpaper. For samples and orders from this collection, please call our showroom. 817-226-7890. The Classic Silks 2 Wallpaper Book by Norwall Wallcoverings exhibits the refined grandeur of centuries of traditional silk and satin wall coverings that have decorated homes throughout the world…
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From a silk Cocoon
Satsuki Ina, 72, was born at the Tule Lake segregation center in Tule Lake, Calif. She stands in the jail cell where her father, Itaru, was held before he was sent to a Department of Justice Internment camp for enemy aliens in Bismarck, North Dakota. Satsuki Inas American born parents were interned first at Topaz internment camp and then the Tule Lake Segregation Camp after…
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Different types of silk
There are four types of natural silk which are commercially known and produced in the world. Among them mulberry silk is the most important and contributes as much as 90 per cent of world production, therefore, the term silk in general refers to the silk of the mulberry silkworm. Three other commercially important types fall into the category of non-mulberry silks namely:…
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Silk Wallcoverings
The Silk Plaster company was founded in 1997 and we have been manufacturing our product using our own patented technologies. For almost 20 years we have produced wall covering materials as the alternative DIY-product to decorate walls and ceilings. This is not only a long lasting decorative material, but also eco-friendly and affordable to everyone. Silk Plaster implements…
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Silkworm process
Bombyx mori - the silkworms blog! When the mulberry tree looks like this, it s time to take the worm eggs out of the fridge! These catkins are quickly followed by the tender new leaves, the kind that the hatchling silkworms love to eat. The eggs were taken out of cold storage on March 17. I keep them in a special warm room that I use for drying my soaps; any place that will…
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Silkworms and silk
Silk—the stuff of lustrous, glamorous clothing—is very strong. Researchers now report a clever way to make the gossamer threads even stronger and tougher: by feeding silkworms graphene or single-walled carbon nanotubes ( Nano Lett. 2016, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03597). The reinforced silk produced by the silkworms could be used in applications such as durable protective…
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