One of Final Fantasy XIV’s most intensive and profitable pastimes is crafting and gathering, and just as there are countless items to find and craft throughout the game, there are equally countless ...

STORY: These silk lamp shades are made from silkworm cocoons, using a process that ensures the silkworms are not harmed These women meticulously remove the silkworms from their cocoons using their ...

My eight-year-old daughter Nancy appears in the kitchen looking cross. ‘What’s that disgusting thing bobbing about in the bathroom sink?’ she demands. ‘It’s just a silkworm cocoon,’ I reply airily — ...

Finished paintings on silkworm cocoons are seen at Chen Jianqing's workshop, in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 8, 2014. Chen Jianqing, an art teacher with Fengming High School in ...

A collaborative research team develops an absorbent multifunctional nanofiber adhesive hemostat based on a protein biomaterial. In recent news, there has been a case where a patient experienced pain ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The United States National Museum ...

Hannes Schniepp and Sean Koebley talk about silk as being either alive or dead. They aren’t talking about the silk of scarves and dresses. The finest garment-quality silks are made gently, by boiling ...

Are you looking for top-quality silk products that rival the finest in the world? If your answer is yes, you should visit the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) to witness how a ...

The French company Sericyne won’t detail how it gets worms to weave specific shapes, but its online boutique sells the results. By Felicia Craddock MONOBLET, France — On a clear day in early fall, ...