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Reviving a lost tradition: Cape made from silk of a million spiders unveiled for new exhibition | Daily Mail Online
![V&A on X: "Watch how the largest pieces of golden spider silk cloth were made – from collecting the silk from the spiders, spinning the threads and weaving, to embroidering the finished V&A on X: "Watch how the largest pieces of golden spider silk cloth were made – from collecting the silk from the spiders, spinning the threads and weaving, to embroidering the finished](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EUC67yLWAAIVGon.jpg)
V&A on X: "Watch how the largest pieces of golden spider silk cloth were made – from collecting the silk from the spiders, spinning the threads and weaving, to embroidering the finished
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