There are a few techniques that can be used to get bone-straight hair, but one that continues to stand the test of time is the silk press. A silk press is a hair straightening technique used ...

The world is full of legendary highways but none can compete with the Silk Road – the storied route set to fascinate the masses at the British Museum in a new exhibition (September 26 to ...

Museums are continually searching for ancient counterparts to contemporary phenomena, and the British Museum’s new show Silk Roads appears to be just that: an exploration of the ancient ...

Silk Roads is about lots more than silk. John Masefield summed up the allure of trade with the east in his poem Cargoes: “Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,/Rowing home to haven in sunny ...

From an African king to a Chinese princess, meet the fascinating figures whose stories are forever entwined with the Silk Roads. For millennia, people travelling the Silk Roads carried objects, ideas ...

Another major player in the soft fiber business is Mohawk, which just came out with SmartStrand Silk. SmartStrand is already fairly soft, and the thinner filament takes it to a whole new level.

Silk Roads, which opens at the British Museum next week and brings together an extraordinary group of images, artefacts and objects that reveal the interconnections that held much of the world ...

In fact, it might conjure up visions of bedtime scenes from Little House on the Prairie. But today hair bonnets are way more attractive. Silk or satin is the fabric du jour, and dashes of panache make ...

Silk sarees have their own inherent charm, but they can be elevated with gorgeous blouse designs. We have compiled a list of the latest silk saree blouse designs to add to your collection. Keep ...

Their first response was the ultra-soft fiber campaign, which was launched about four years ago, most prominently by Invista with Stainmaster TruSoft and Mohawk with SmartStrand Silk—along with ...