“Silk: A World History” describes the unique qualities of silk that make it a sustainable material with a wide variety of applications. The following is an excerpt from Silk: A World History by ...

Silk. There are few fabrics with a greater reputation for luxury or a more storied past. Produced for thousands of years, silk traveled along the Silk Road from China to Europe during Roman times. It ...

Some of the finest natural fabric in the world depends on the ravenous appetite of a caterpillar. It's the silkworm munching its favorite dish, fresh mulberry leaves, that brings us that queen of ...

Silk is one of the most luxurious fabrics for clothing and bedding. Unlike cotton or linen, silk is made most commonly by insects—often the Bombyx mori, a domesticated moth that feeds on the leaves of ...

Over time, many individuals and cultures have independently discovered how to make silk, according to this illuminating history from bioarcheologist Prasad (In the Bonesetter’s Waiting Room). The ...