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NSB Is Set to Open by Next Year, The Phnom Penh Post Reported

Dec 23, 2014

The National Silk Board (NSB), an industry body that aims to tighten regulations and boost investor confidence in Cambodia’s silk industry, is set to open by next year, the Phnom Penh Post reported. Speaking at a workshop aimed at ...

Tags: Silk Board, raw silk producers, Textile

Japanese Developed High-Performance Silk From Genetically Engineered Spiders and Silkworms

Dec 2, 2014

The government of the Japanese city of Ueda in collaboration with the Shinshu University has launched an academic project to develop high-performance silk with threads derived from genetically engineered spiders and silkworms. According ...

Tags: Silk Thread, Textile

Embroidery Is an Art

Nov 5, 2014

The art of embroidery was an important part of a woman's education in China, at least until a few generations ago. Embroidered items also had a crucial role in rites and rituals, with carefully designed patterns that indicated rank and ...

Tags: Su embroidery, embroidery

The Beauty of Chinese Embroidery

Nov 5, 2014

Embroidery is a brilliant pearl in Chinese art. From the magnificent Dragon Robe worn by Emperors to the popular embroidery seen in today’s fashions, embroidery adds so much pleasure to our life and our culture. As a folk art with a ...

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The China of 1927 Seeing Women Embark on a Journey From Breast Binding to Bikinis

Oct 22, 2014

In the year 1920 in China, women still bound their breasts and those who wore low-cut clothing revealing even the slightest bit of skin risked being arrested by outraged authorities. But only seven years later, the Chinese government ...

Tags: Breast Binding, Bikinis

The Chief of The Legendary Five Emperors

Sep 12, 2014

The Yellow Emperor, also named Xuanyuan Shi, was the chief of the legendary Five Emperors. He has been regarded as the primogenitor of the Chinese nation together with Emperor Yan, so the Chinese of later generations have claimed themselves ...

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Astellas and IBL Concludes Co-Research Agreement

Dec 26, 2013

Astellas and IBL Concludes Co-Research Agreement Regarding Pharmaceutical Applications of Recombinant Human Proteins Made Using transgenic Silkworms Tokyo, December 25, 2013 - Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas") and Immuno-Biological ...

Tags: Health, Medicine

Scientists Coax Colored Fibers From Silkworms by Feeding Them Dyed Leaves

Dec 10, 2013

Scientists have turned towards a new ‘greener’ dyeing method under which they coax colored fibers from silkworms by feeding them dyed leaves, as per a latest study conducted by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research ...

Tags: Colored Fibers, Dyed Leaf

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., Lansing, Mich. - Developer of Monster Silk?

Oct 24, 2013

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc., Lansing, Mich. — developer of Monster Silk? recombinant spider silk technology — and New Ipswich, N.H.-based advanced technical textiles and protective materials developer and manufacturer ...

Tags: Textile

Monster Silk Commercial Production Is Begun by Kraig Biocraft

Oct 11, 2013

Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc., the leading developer of advanced spider silk based fibers, announced the launching of the Company’s commercial production program with the recent hatching of its first batch of Monster Silk ...

Tags: Kraig Biocraft, Monster Silk

Smart Silk Technology Was Showed in Oxford Researchers

Sep 26, 2013

Researchers at the Oxford University have shown that it is possible to reel hundreds of metres of silk under full control, which is likely to have important implications for the large-scale reeling of silkworms for industrial production. ...

Tags: Smart Silk Technology, Textile

Chinese Silk -- Traditional Arts and Crafts

May 7, 2013

"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...

Tags: Silk, Apparel, Textile

Chinese Embroidery Boasts a Very Long History

Apr 11, 2013

Chinese embroidery boasts a very long history. As the "Longevity embroidery" and "Token embroidery" unearthed from the Mawangdui Han Tomb in Changsha, Hunan Province, indicate, it reached a rather high level of development some 2000-3000 ...

Tags: Chinese embroidery, history, embroidery

A Silkworm Can Only Produce a Certain Amount of Silk

Apr 9, 2013

"A silkworm spins all its silk till its death and a candle won't stop its tears until it is fully burnt." This Tang poem accurately describes the property of the silkworm. Despite technological development, a silkworm can only produce a ...

Tags: Apparel, Textile

Revival of Afghan Silk Industry Is Gained Help From Monsoon & Christian

Feb 26, 2013

The silkworm project is based in Herat, in western Afghanistan, an area that has a long history of silk production and was once a stop on the Silk Road trade route. The area is ideal as the mulberry trees which the silkworms feed on ...

Tags: silkworm project, silk production, Silk Industry

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