This supplied photo shows bagworm silk that has been ... in which cocoons are boiled with silkworms still inside, bagworms are not killed in the process of harvesting the thread, Kowa says.

Environmentally friendly and highly durable bagworm silk is set to be used in a commercial application for the first time, according to a Nagoya-based firm. Bagworm moth larvae expel the versatile ...

Phan Thi Thuan's family have been making silk for generations, growing and harvesting the threads from silkworms themselves to create luxury garments. But making lotus silk is different.

Here, craftspeople produce silk in a tedious 30-step process. It all starts in fields like this one, where the worms' food is harvested. Silkworms ... and October, so harvesting has to be done ...

For centuries, fabrics have been more than just materials for clothing—they have symbolised status, wealth and artistry.

developing silk materials Kenya’s biological resources include mulberry trees, silkworms, and wild silkworms. We are working to study Kenya’s native mulberry species in detail in order to select those ...

Let's take a look: Silk is a natural fiber. It is harvested from Silkworms. After 45 days of incubation, they are ready to spin a cocoon around them made of Silk threads. The cocoons are then ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...