Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Friday inaugurated the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn ...

(MENAFN- IMARC Group) A silk reeling unit is a facility where raw silk filaments are extracted from silkworm cocoons and converted into usable silk yarn. The process involves cooking cocoons in hot ...

Using silk fibers coated with carbon nanotubes, researchers have spun tough, conductive yarn that can be knit or woven into wearable sensors and other electronic devices (Matter 2019, DOI: ...

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From breeding silkworms and spinning yarn to dyeing and weaving fabric, a silk factory reveals all to visitors. Pham Van Cuong was born and raised in Dong Anh District, Hanoi. His house is situated on ...

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 substitute for ...

Thailand's silk industry has successfully developed a new eco-friendly material called Eri silk from cassava-fed silkworms. Unlike traditional Thai silk derived from silkworms that eat mulberry leaves ...

Figure 1: Optical polarizing microscope image of silk/PEO blend film cast from aqueous solution at ambient conditions. Figure 2: Model of chain folding, micelle formation, globule formation and curing ...

During the 1920s, the small city of Hermosa Beach became the unlikely center of the West Coast silk industry with the arrival of the Golden State Silk Mills plant. Up until then, the silk industry had ...

The North Eastern states of India are hidden gems with their unique food, culture, ethnicity, climate and religion. One of these best kept secrets of the region are Eri silkworms. Over 95 percent of ...

There can be little dispute that silk is the queen of textiles. Known for its natural lustre, silk-made vestments are invariably considered the height of luxury across the world. While most people are ...

Balenciaga has released garments featuring AMSilk’s bioengineered silk protein yarns as part of its Spring 2026 ready-to-wear ...