Top-of-the-line tipping is made of silk -- sometimes of the same fabric as the rest of the tie. Whatever the material, it should extend deep into the narrow part of the tie. Look for two ...

[Justin] has to make his recurrent silk look unique all the way through ... and that comes in the form of biomineralization, which we see in things like nacre (mother of pearl), chitin, and ...

Some of the points mentioned in the video rely on things previously ... spider silk affordably could be great, but in true hacker form, the procedure and results will be made freely available.

One of the only Holy Qurans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan - a feat its creators hope will help preserve the country's centuries-old tradition of calligraphy.

They make silk by hand in a tedious ... But one village turned things around, banding together into one cooperative called Hanhsilk. We head to northern Vietnam to learn how Nam Cao village ...