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Scientists engineer silk that keeps skin cooler than cotton
Researchers at Nanjing and Stanford University have created a silk fabric that will reflect 95% of direct sunlight
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Silk farmers face loss of Rs.25 million this year
Silk farming industry struggles with shortages
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Punjab’s silk growers to get smoother access to funds
Programme to improve silk production in the long run
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Punjab’s home-based silk industry continues to shrink
Silkworms not as healthy nor as productive as they once used to be
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In pictures: Tuscan silk weavers still use Da Vinci's original design
Tucked away in historic Florence, L'Antico Setificio Fiorentino was founded in 1786
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Afghan artisans pit their talents against Chinese imports
80 per cent of the raw material came from the local market, today 80 per cent comes from abroad
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India's tribal communities spin their way out of poverty
It normally takes between 250 and 700 cocoons to make one sari