Investigating the possibility of using wild silk fancy yarns to produce upholstery fabrics for home furniture

About a decade ago an attempt to build a viable wild silk industry, prompted by the discovery of the naturally available wild silk cocoons in the North West Province of South Africa, was made and a degumming plant was established in the Ganyesa village. The challenges faced in that establishment soo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Somi, Bongiwe Promrose
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7616