Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Friday inaugurated the first silk processing plant at Surendranagar in Gujarat. This would help cut down the cost of production of silk yarn ...

(MENAFN- IMARC Group) A silk reeling unit is a facility where raw silk filaments are extracted from silkworm cocoons and converted into usable silk yarn. The process involves cooking cocoons in hot ...

From breeding silkworms and spinning yarn to dyeing and weaving fabric, a silk factory reveals all to visitors. Pham Van Cuong was born and raised in Dong Anh District, Hanoi. His house is situated on ...

Researchers have found an eco-friendly approach that can eliminate the use of toxic chemicals in silk processing. Traditionally, toxic chemicals like sodium carbonate, sodium hydroxide, sulfuric acid, ...

Using silk fibers coated with carbon nanotubes, researchers have spun tough, conductive yarn that can be knit or woven into wearable sensors and other electronic devices (Matter 2019, DOI: ...

Farmers engaged in sericulture are in a difficult situation after the departure of a Korean company called HEworks Rwanda Silk Ltd, a company that had ventured into Rwanda's silk sector. Sericulture ...

Thailand's silk industry has successfully developed a new eco-friendly material called Eri silk from cassava-fed silkworms. Unlike traditional Thai silk derived from silkworms that eat mulberry leaves ...

Yarn characterisation plays a crucial role in ensuring the quality and performance of textile products. Recent advances in image processing and computer vision have revolutionised traditional methods, ...