Found this article in today's New York Times and thought I'd share:


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/design/23spiders.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&hp

I'd love to see it!  Just wish I lived nearby.

Tien

Comments

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 11:35

Michael White

Tien, how is your silk wedding dress coming? Have you pulled out all your hair yet?

Michael

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 13:27

tien (not verified)

LOL!  Actually it's coming along fairly well...I dropped the sett to 72 epi (using 60/2 silk warp) and am weaving with a 120/2 silk weft, and it's finally behaving itself.  I wove off a three-yard sample warp with very little trouble and am just about done threading for the "real" (15-yard) warp!

Unfortunately for the dress (but fortunately for me!) I'm expecting a job offer today...which means less time to weave!  (On the other hand, having some income would be nice too - more money for weaving stuff! ;-) )

Mon, 09/28/2009 - 12:46

n-tse (not verified)

Hey,

found another article about the same fabric/ project on wired.com:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/09/spider-silk/

Greetings,

Nina

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