The synthetic version is easier ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty ImagesEven for a pure silk tie, the £260 price feels a bit steep. But, then again, not if the silk in question is spider silk. A US company has produced a garment made entirely from a 90km-long spool of synthesised spider silk, in what one scientist described as a “milestone” for the technology. “It’s a cool tie, a traditional design, made of silk,” said Dan Widmaier, chief executive of Bolt Threads, which made it. But, he said, “the goal is not to be a tie company.

Source: The Times March 14, 2017 00:13 UTC