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Post by Pandagirl on Feb 4, 2015 1:40:37 GMT
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Post by halay on Feb 4, 2015 5:18:52 GMT
Very interested reading, thanks for sharing. I have always been wondering where milk protein fibres come from and now I know.
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Post by lyn on Feb 4, 2015 10:39:01 GMT
The article managed to sidestep the issue of how the unbroken strands are often obtained...this is for the benefit of the squeamish... link
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Post by zed on Feb 4, 2015 11:04:16 GMT
Tussah silk is massively cheaper than bombyx/mulberry here. I didn't know there was a myth that silk is weak, I've always been told it is strong, but not as strong as spider silk. I don't know if it is.
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Post by elizabeth on Feb 4, 2015 17:03:27 GMT
The TED talk is Fascinating! The video on the Spider Silk Shawl is breathtaking and the color is magnificent! I'm running out of superlatives. :-)
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 4, 2015 22:30:56 GMT
Lyn, I am not following your link just in case you included information about how “unbroken strands” are obtained.
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Post by MTRuth on Feb 4, 2015 22:33:54 GMT
Thanks Marilyn!
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Feb 5, 2015 0:26:48 GMT
Post by lyn on Feb 5, 2015 0:26:48 GMT
Lyn, I am not following your link just in case you included information about how “unbroken strands” are obtained. No...no...it's good news!
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Post by luvswool and dyestuff on Feb 5, 2015 19:54:16 GMT
AH, MUCH more humane! Good to know they are trying to protect the silkworms.
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