A day in the INTI textile laboratories

In order to extend the networking programs initiated during the 1st International Silk Workshop, on the first Wednesday of November, 25 people participated in a 4-hour day in which the tasks developed in the Physical, Chemical, Surfactant and Silk laboratories were shown with demonstrations of the transformation of the silk cocoon into thread, the Trends Observatory and the specialized library of the INTI-Textiles Centre. The day ended in the Vicuña room of the Centre where an Argentinean and a Mexican craftswoman made demonstrations of silk spinning and weaving.