Silkworm cocoons at a weaving center in Luang Prabang, Laos (© David Noton Photography/Alamy)
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- Before you get grossed out, understand one thing:""You may\ve worn the cocoons of this insect
- A textile-making tradition has survived over the centuries in this part of Southeast Asia.""Can it become part of a bid to join the modern marketplace?
- The silkworms that spun these cocoons have a taste for the leaves of a particular plant.""It\s pretty much all they\ll eat
- The fabric that will be made from these cocoons is responsible…""For one of history\s greatest trade routes
