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Here's a weekend project for the intrepid and meticulous only. A young woman is making usable thread out of spider silk. The woman, who goes by the handle Persona, posted a detailed account of her web ...

Learn how to make elegant handmade silk thread Chandbali earrings at home – perfect for weddings, festivals, or gifts! 🧵💫 Using simple materials like embroidery rings, silk thread, beads, and glue, ...

It’s a luxury that has been sought by emperors and citizens alike – a commodity that connected the world and launched global commerce on an unprecedented scale. Thousands of years later, our desire ...

Silkworm thread has been turned into superstrong material that surpasses the strength of natural spider silks, according to research. Scientists have made it 70 percent stronger than a spider's silk ...

an Widmaier, cofounder and CEO of Bolt Threads, dons a white lab coat with his name and the numeral one—for employee number one—on the back before opening a door to the company’s lab. Inside, Widmaier ...

There’s a spider in Britain that’s a tad unusual. Instead of spinning “thick” silk threads (in this case, thick means several micrometers), the garden center spider can spin tiny nano-scale threads ...

On Saturday, October 17, the Mansfield Historical Society will host the New England Lace Group for their fall meeting. The group promotes the making, collecting and studying of lace throughout the New ...