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BBC news today had this article and it is beautiful, although certain Scottish Police Ladies are advised to look with caution!
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today...00/9674949.stm New silk robes made from spun silk from the Golden Silk Orb. This must have taken some work and patience! 
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13-01-12, 12:17 PM
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Decent size aren't they!!! Rather beautiful though. Lovely bit of cloth too...
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13-01-12, 12:24 PM
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Poshest Hi Viz i've ever seen!
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13-01-12, 01:44 PM
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now maybe they can test that whole spiders-web-stronger-than-steel-and-would-be-bulletproof-if-anyone-made-a-garment-from-it thing
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Re: The new thread button seemed strangely appropriate!
So, 560 man years of collecting spiders and harvesting silk, to make a scarf. And it looks just like kevlar.
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13-01-12, 11:26 PM
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It's stunningly beautiful
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14-01-12, 12:17 AM
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Well done the spiders, I say.
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Re: The new thread button seemed strangely appropriate!
Beautiful
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I note with interest that the bite from one of the animals is rather painful and the venom is quite nasty, I did wonder how many people got hurt when the poor creatures were harnessed up for silk extraction. Ever reliable Wikipedia said that the animals were harnessed and silk was extracted until they were exhausted, so I do worry that there was possibly a cruelty issue involved. Would love to see one of these beautiful animals up close though.
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