The Silk Scarf Journal
The Art of Silk: How Ascher Scarves Made Modern...
In post-war London, Zika and Lida Ascher asked some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century to work within a square of cloth. The resulting scarves brought Matisse, Moore,...
The Art of Silk: How Ascher Scarves Made Modern...
In post-war London, Zika and Lida Ascher asked some of the greatest artists of the twentieth century to work within a square of cloth. The resulting scarves brought Matisse, Moore,...
The Priest Who Tried to Stop Bullets With Silk
In 1897, a Catholic priest stood before a marksman and allowed himself to be shot. Discover the extraordinary true story of Casimir Zeglen, the inventor who transformed layers of silk...
The Priest Who Tried to Stop Bullets With Silk
In 1897, a Catholic priest stood before a marksman and allowed himself to be shot. Discover the extraordinary true story of Casimir Zeglen, the inventor who transformed layers of silk...
How Silk Helped Invent the Computer
Long before computers entered our homes and pockets, one of their defining ideas was being used to weave flowers into silk. Discover how the Jacquard loom’s punched cards helped shape...
How Silk Helped Invent the Computer
Long before computers entered our homes and pockets, one of their defining ideas was being used to weave flowers into silk. Discover how the Jacquard loom’s punched cards helped shape...
The Silk Maps That Helped Prisoners Escape Duri...
During the Second World War, silk became an unlikely instrument of survival. Printed with roads, rivers, railways and borders, these quiet fabric maps helped Allied airmen and prisoners of war...
The Silk Maps That Helped Prisoners Escape Duri...
During the Second World War, silk became an unlikely instrument of survival. Printed with roads, rivers, railways and borders, these quiet fabric maps helped Allied airmen and prisoners of war...
When Silk Was Considered Dangerous
By the first century AD, silk had become one of the most desirable materials in the Roman world. It arrived from distant lands beyond the empire's eastern frontier, astonishing those...
When Silk Was Considered Dangerous
By the first century AD, silk had become one of the most desirable materials in the Roman world. It arrived from distant lands beyond the empire's eastern frontier, astonishing those...
The Plague That Nearly Killed Silk
In the nineteenth century, Europe’s silk industry was brought close to collapse by diseases that swept through its silkworm populations. The crisis threatened entire communities in France and Italy, exposed...
The Plague That Nearly Killed Silk
In the nineteenth century, Europe’s silk industry was brought close to collapse by diseases that swept through its silkworm populations. The crisis threatened entire communities in France and Italy, exposed...