Researchers have
always been
fascinated by the
properties of the spider
silk, stronger than Kevlar,
yet far more flexible
with stretching ability
up to 40% more than its
normal length without
breaking. Taking this
fascination to the next
level, the researchers
have successfully created
a rare textile made from
the silk of more than a
million wild spiders. The
unique gold cloth weighing
around 2.6 pounds has
been created, using silk
from female Golden Orb
spiders collected in the
highlands of Madagascar
and is a result of five years
and a team of 80 people
collecting silk for the
same each day. The fibre
doesn’t require dyeing,
but is extremely thin and
thus uses 24 spiders at the
same time to get a thicker
yarn, placed in 2 rows
of 12, and then similarly
with a 24 strand yarn in
four rows, resulting in 96
strand yarn to create one
single yarn. The efforts
seemed to be paid off with
the incredible beautiful
cloth made of gold.
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