Mayfairsilk has released a guide on the history of silk, highlighting its value, production processes, and its resurgence as ...

On May 1, the village of Kalavasos will host a cultural event dedicated to the history, art, and tradition of silk. The Journey of Silk: From China to Cyprus festival aims to highlight the close ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennium ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, they hitched a ride along the Silk Road. A team of Chinese researchers has ...

A mention of silk moths may conjure up images of China where, for millennia, fibers teased from cocoons of domesticated silk moths (Bombyx mori) have been used to manufacture silk, and the producers, ...

Silk is a fiber composed of proteins, a secretion unique to certain creatures of the forests, fields and one sea. It gleams of the Earth’s magical abundance. In Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s ...