A worker removes the silkworm from a double cocoon that will be used to make a quilt. Jennifer Billock The double cocoons are opened and spread over an arch to create a stretchable silk fabric.
The sumptuous craft was introduced along the country’s trade routes centuries ago. Even now, links to this delicate tradition still remain. By Esi Edugyan 1. TBILISI RISES OUT of the steep banks of ...