A Golden Spider-Silk Textile at the Art Institute of Chicago
Get a behind-the-scenes look at this history and creation of this dazzling textile—the only one of its kind in the world—made from the strands of silk from over one million of Madagascar's golden orb spiders. On view at the Art Institute of Chicago through October 2011.
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How was it made? Golden spider silk
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