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Well I have to record this, spinning from the Madagascar golden orb spider, to produce a beautiful fine yellow thread from which was woven a decorated piece of cloth, the following Youtube shows the process. There is an exhibition in the V&A Museum at the moment with a golden cape made of the stuff, it takes years to gather the thread and then weave it - true craft.
Of course it is priceless but the workmanship is exquisite.......
It's fabulous isn't it? Real "cloth of gold".
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