



This textile made from the silk of over one million golden orb spiders of Madagascar is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago in their African art galleries. It took 80 people more than five years to collect the spiders, extrude the silk, spin the thread, weave the fabric, and sew the pieces together. 96 strands of silk are plied together to make each warp thread and 960 strands for each weft!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFF68_bME9E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFF68_bME9E