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Silk Fab expo kicked off aiming to bridge gap between buyers and weavers
Silk Fab exhibition-cum-sale 2015 kicked off to a great start at Novotel Hotel at Visakhapatnam on Saturday with more than 60 stalls exhibiting a wide variety of textiles from 41 agencies across 11
Sualkuchi silk industry looks at new generation and their innovations for its survival
Silk village Sualkuchi some 30 km from Guwahati in Assam is a haven for silk fabric. Muga silk and Pat silk along with Eri silk and Endi cloth from this region is famous for its quality. Currently,
Assam to soon have an integrated textile park and silk testing lab
Assam would soon have an integrated textile park at Naharkatia in Dibrugarh district which will boost its handloom and textile sector. The ARTFED park will be set up under a National Scheme for
Proposal for development of handlooms, handicrafts and sericulture in the North Eastern Region
The Annual Conference of State Textiles Ministers was held on Wednesday at Scope Complex, Lodhi Road where Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textiles Santosh Gangwar discussed the
Tantavi Heritage exhibition to display hand woven collection using natural dyes
The National Centres for Textile Design, in association with the Weavers Service Centres throughout the country, has worked on a collection of hand-woven saris, dress material and stoles that use
What is the value of silk in the global market?
In the textile industry, silk is an important contributor and its demand and supply is constantly increasing. Due to lustrous appearance, luxurious feel, lightweight, resilient, and strength silk
What are the different types of silk fiber?
In the commercial global silk market, there are mainly four types of silk which are known and produced. Among all this the mulberry silk is the most common one that contributes to more than 90
What are the end uses of silk?
Silk is the most sought-after fabric in the textile sector owing to its lustrous appearance. The application and use of silk can be understood well by dividing it into the following
What are the properties of silk?
Microscopic Properties:Longitudinal Section (L.S.): The silk that the larvae extrudes has a presence of water-soluble gum called sericin which gives the silk an irregular and rough surface however
What is silk?
Silk is also known as “the queen of fibers”. It is obtained from the larvae of the silk moth that extrudes a continuous filament from their mouth to form a cocoon that is processed to remove