A silk I'm not sure I'd collect...

Fascinating! Since I do textile artsy stuff, I keep my eyes open for what other folks are up to. I found this article this morning: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/arts/design/23spiders.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1 . It is about some folks who have made a gorgeous, golden brocaded cloth...out of spider silk. Can you imagine! It is beautiful, and terribly strong. But I'm not sure I'd want to go into spider farming any time soon.