Fabric Fit for Royalty
Using hand-cut stencils, textile artisans in Okinawa, Japan, have created incredibly detailed, resist-dyed fabrics since 1400.
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Evolution
Lice and the History of Textiles
Maybe it’s because I’m the parent of a preschooler, but I think about lice a lot. Usually, of course, it’s less academic and more “Oh, no, there’s another outbreak at school. Child, get over here and let me check your head.”
"Super Silk": Silk That's Strong Enough to Catch a Falling Plane
Scientists are working to improve on a pretty spectacular natural silk, spider silk.