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.

Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching and growing, the worms are ...

a variety of silk apparel designed for daily use is now being made from it. "Silkworm farmers must work extremely hard to make sure that their worms are growing properly and at an even pace.

This is because, unlike silk from silkworms, harvesting spider web silk is notoriously difficult due to the territorial ...

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 ...

Silk is the product of the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori. The caterpillars eat constantly. They're fed mulberry leaves five times a day. After 45 days of munching and growing, the worms are ...