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Italy's Silkmakers Spin a Niche to Revive Dormant Industry

Decades after Italy's last silk mills were shuttered as a post-war economic boom lured farmers to cities, budding silkmakers are trying to spin a niche around a traceable supply chain of high-quality material.
At the CRA agricultural research unit in Padua, Italy | Source: Reuters
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CASTELFRANCO VENETO, Italy

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