The Golden silk orb-weaver is a finicky, slightly terrifying spider that produces an incredible silk. Not only is it incredibly strong and light, it also happens to be the exact same shade of yellow ...

I’ve always had that in-between kind of hair: not quite pin-straight, but not quite wavy either – there’s always an awkward bend or kink that never sits quite right. The worst part? It stubbornly ...

Once upon a time, Sarah Fiszel had a drawer full of beautiful socks. Silk socks from The Row; cashmere socks from Charvet. The only problem? They would pill or wear out when they came in contact with ...

For more than three millennia, silk thread produced in Iran has been used to make clothing fabric and for weaving Persian rugs and there are silk makers in Gilan, who still practice the trade their ...