Silk is a fabric like no other. Historically, its unmatched beauty, durability, and comfort was prized by the ranks of nobility — Roman and Arabian aristocrats in particular. The rarity of the fabric ...

Fabric of Success: How ‘Lotus Silk’ Is Weaving Its Way Into Vietnam Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare ...

Author Victoria Finlay traces the fascinating origins of China’s silk industry, from moth larvae to an ancient emperor’s new clothes, in this edited excerpt from her latest book.

Just a few minutes' walk from BTS National Stadium sits Ban Khrua, the old community by Saen Saep Canal that decades ago produced silk fabrics for Jim Thompson, who helped promote the Thai ...

Silk is the epitome of luxury when it comes to fabric whether it's for robes, sheets, or dresses. And there's a lot of work that goes into making this luscious fabric come to life.

She began extracting the fibre found in the stems to make "lotus silk", an exclusive fabric highly sought by fashion designers. "I was the first in Vietnam," the 65-year-old told AFP proudly.

Fabric of success: How 'lotus silk' is weaving its way into Vietnam - Art & Culture - The Jakarta PostHer great-aunt made and sold traditional silk to the French during colonial rule, passing the ...

AFP Although lotus silk is made in a handful of countries -- including Myanmar and Cambodia -- Thuan is seen as an innovator in Vietnam. She has been supported by the Ministry of Science and ...