Having successfully produced the spider silk alternative, the team went on to develop a range of Brewed Protein fabrics by altering the protein sequence, says Higashi. Spiber’s fibers are made ...

Centuries before Spider-Man, people sought to harvest spider silk, a fiber that is so uniquely powerful it not only catches prey but could serve as a highly durable fabric. Pulling thread from an ...

The blue dress is not the first garment to be made from spider silk. Last year an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum showcased a yellow cape made from the silk of a Madagascar Golden orb ...

This story is from March 4, 2016 Japanese silk weaving to meet Banarasi silk art Binay Singh / TNN / Mar 4, 2016, 17:58 IST Share AA ...

The silk fabric, onto which paste has been applied, is then dyed into one color once the paste is dry. In the end, when the paste is washed off, the snow-white areas that were left undyed emerge ...

Yuki-tsumugi is a Japanese silk-weaving technique found principally in Yuki City and Oyama City, along the Kinu River, north of Tokyo. The region boasts a warm climate and fertile lands, which are ...

SURAT: A Japanese fibre yarn manufacturing company has joined hands with Surat Art Silk Cloth Manufacturers' Association (SASCMA) to process and develop India's first Bemberg silk fabric, a ...

Silk threads are boiled with thinly sliced rice cakes in the gluing process to make strings for Japanese instruments at Marusan Hashimoto Co.'s studio in Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2021.