ADVOCATING THE ROLE OF SILK ART AND CULTURAL HERITAGE AT NATIONAL AND EUROPEAN SCALE - ARACNE

Project Information

ARACNE

Grant agreement ID: 101095188

DOI

10.3030/101095188

Project closed

EC signature date 12 December 2022

Start date 1 March 2023

End date 28 February 2026

Funded under

• Culture, creativity and inclusive society

Total cost

€ 2 999 635,00

EU contribution

€ 2 999 634,50

Coordinated by

CONSIGLIO PER LA RICERCA IN AGRICOLTURA E L'ANALISI DELL'ECONOMIA AGRARIA
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (28)

List of scientific and popular publications v1.0
Guide on practical aspects of sericulture
Report on preparation of the educational kit and educational packages
A strategic plan for transnational Silk Renaissance based on silk CH and the exploitation of the resources of CCIs
Report on virtual maps for points of interest of the European Cultural Silk Route and gamification for silk museums
Progress Report on the online project communication
Report on the bottom-up and participative activities for building research, innovation and knowledge for the Silk Innovation Ecosystem
Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation Plan
Report on the collected mulberry samples
Report on the bottom up and participative activities for building research, innovation and knwledge for the Silk Innovation Ecosystem Version 2.0 (second school year report)

This is the second part (school year 2023-24) of the Deliverable 2.1, which has been divided into three sections to accommodate the duration of the academic year and to provide a comprehensive account of activities undertaken during the 2023-2024 and 2024-25 school years

Report on the bottom-up and participative activities fr building research, innovation and knowledge for the Silk Innovation Ecosystem Version 3.0 (third school year report)

This is the third part (2024-25) of the Deliverable 2.1, which has been divided into three sections to accommodate the duration of the academic year and to provide a comprehensive account of activities undertaken during the 2023-2024 and 2024-25 school years

Guidance model to collect data for schools and communities with tutorial and instructions for taking photos and video and GIS information
Guidance model to collect cocoon samples and list of strains to select for each country
Methodology for the establishment of a Cultural Silk Route
Silkworm strain selection rearing report
Silk narrative catalogue v2.0
Final European Virtual Silk Route
Report on the collected mulberry samples Version 2.0

This deliverable covers landscape restoration of Georgia and tree inventory in Georgia. In addition it covers possible updates of the already inventarised countries. It reports on the genetic analyses done on the collected samples and the data interpretation.

Recommendations on the future European Silk Route
Report on the real case application in Tbilisi City
Progress Report on Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation
Report on innovative business and governance models and financial scouting for the start-up and scale-up of silk entrepreneurship
Guidance model to collect mulberry samples
List of scientific and popular publications v2.0
Report on the valorisation of silk-built heritage and landscapes
Novel structured silk-based materials using advanced production technologies
Silk narrative catalogue v1.0
Final Report on Communication, Dissemination and Exploitation

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Mulberry gene bank of local varieties available for local communities
First virtual and georeferenced prototype
One local silkworm accession available for each local community

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (4)

Innovative solutions for silk design and fashion developed under ARACNE project
Video with educational and cultural aim
Photographic catalogue of germplasm resources of CREA
Website and project branding package

Publications

Conference proceedings (8)

The ARACNE project: Advocating the Role of silk Art and Cultural heritage at National and European level

Author(s): Saviane A., Fila G., Cappellozza S.
Published in: BACSA REGESERI PROCEEDINGS, ISBN 978-619-90918-9-0
Publisher: BACSA

The role of BACSA in sericulture regeneration in Europe and Central Asia

Author(s): Tzenov P., Cappellozza S., Saviane A.
Published in: BACSA REGESERI PROCEEDINGS, ISBN 978-619-90918-9-0
Publisher: BACSA

Phytochemical characterisation of the soroses of the old local mulberry genotypes and reintroduction of moriculture in Slovenia with the aim of different uses in agriculture

Author(s): URBANEK KRAJNC, A., SENEKOVIČ J., JELEN Š., KOZMOS M., RABENSTEINER, Johannes, MIKULIČ PETKOVŠEK M., OSTERC G.
Published in: 5th Slovenian fruit-growing congress with international participation, 2024, ISBN 978-961-91301-6-2
Publisher: Ljubljana University

The silk niche production in Italy

Author(s): Saviane A., Paglia G., Dalla Montà A., Cappellozza S.
Published in: BACSA REGESERI PROCEEDINGS, 2023, ISBN 978-619-90918-9-0
Publisher: BACSA

Spray-dried lignin and tannic acid particles: the influence of size and composition on the processing and functional properties of biomass-based resins.

Author(s): HRIBERNIK S., KOS T., KUREČIČ M.
Published in: Book of Scientific Research Achievements of Program Group Textile Chemistry and Advanced Textile Materials : P2-0118 : 1st Annual Meeting 2024., 2024, ISBN 978-961-286-858-1
Publisher: Maribor, University Press: Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
DOI: 10.18690/UM.FS.3.2024

LABOR SAVING TECHNOLOGY FOR SILKWORM REARING IN BULGARIA

Author(s): Tzenov P., Avramova K., Grekov D.
Published in: BACSA REGESERI PROCEEDINGS, ISBN 978-619-90918-9-0
Publisher: BACSA

Waste silk cocoons as a bio-based source for development of functional materials.

Author(s): HRIBERNIK S., ŠMARIĆ V., VOLMAJER VALH J., ERJAVEC A., KUREČIČ M.
Published in: 49th Symposium on Innovations in Textile Industry 5th October 2023, 2024, ISBN 978-961-7189-08-7
Publisher: Ljubjana University
DOI: 10.1002/slct.202403777

Phytochemical characterisation of the soroses of the old local mulberry genotypes and reintroduction of moriculture in Slovenia with the aim of different uses in agriculture

Author(s): Urbanek Krajnc A., Šelih M. , Bakonyi T. , Cappellozza S. , Saviane A. , Pongrac P. , Mikulič Petkovšek M. , Lucijana Berčič R.
Published in: BACSA REGESERI PROCEEDINGS, 2024, ISBN 978-619-90918-9-0
Publisher: BACSA

Monographic books (4)

The Silkworm History, Culture, Traditions and Science

Author(s): Moretto E., Cappellozza S., Salandin L., Saviane A.
Published in: ISBN 978-88-98997-87-9
Publisher: Graficha Turato, Padova, Italy

Catalogue of silkworm strains

Author(s): Tassoni L.; Cappellozza S.
Publisher: CREA

Catalogue of Mulberry Varieties

Author(s): Urbanek Krajnc A.; Fila G.; Pagan A.; Tzenov P.; Cenis J.; Cappellozza S.
Publisher: ARACNE Project Consortium

Inventario. Objetos patrimoniales de la Estación Sericícola de Murcia (1892–1976)

Author(s): Marta Sánchez Alcaraz Francisco Javier López Andreu Manuel Erena Arrabal Ana Pagán Bernabeu Salvador D. Aznar Cervantes
Publisher: IMIDA – Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental

Other (4)

Inventory of historical local mulberry trees

Author(s): ARACNE Project Consortium
Publisher: ARACNE Project Consortium

Population Genetic Studies of Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) and Phylogenetic Relationships

Author(s): Atanasova Staykova T.,Tzenov P.
Published in: Biodiversity and Ecology of Lepidoptera, ISBN 978-0-85466-066-7
Publisher: intechopen
DOI: 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.1002229

The Silk Road in Georgia According to the Historical and Archaeological Materials

Author(s): Besik Lortkipanidze, Nikoloz Murghulia
Publisher: ARACNE Project Consortium

ARACNE Bilingual Japanese–English Catalogue

Author(s): S. Cappellozza, A. Saviane
Published in: 2025
Publisher: ARACNE Project Consortium

Peer reviewed articles (10)

The Darker the Better: Identification of Chemotype Profile in Soroses of Local and Introduced Mulberry Varieties with Respect to the Colour Type.

Author(s): Urbanek Krajnc, A.; Senekovič, J.; Cappellozza, S.; Mikulic-Petkovsek, M.
Published in: Foods, 2023, ISSN 2304-8158
Publisher: MPDI
DOI: 10.3390/FOODS12213985

In Vivo Efficacy of a Nanoconjugated Glycopeptide Antibiotic in Silkworm Larvae Infected by Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s): Aurora Montali, Francesca Berini, Federica Gamberoni, Ilaria Armenia, Alessio Saviane, Silvia Cappellozza, Rosalba Gornati, Giovanni Bernardini, Flavia Marinelli, Gianluca Tettamanti
Published in: Insects, Issue 15, 2025, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/INSECTS15110886

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

Author(s): Rudolf A., Šterman S., Cupar A.
Published in: https://aracneproject.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/rudolf-et-al-2024-development-of-a-textile-sheet-mask-design-for-facial-care-based-on-a-3d-face-model-of-an-average.pdf, 2024, ISSN 1558-9250
Publisher: Assoc Nonwoven Fabrics Ind
DOI: 10.1177/15589250241254443

Local Climate and Cultivation Practice Shape Total Protein and Phenolic Content of Mulberry (Morus sp.) Leaves in Sub-Mediterranean and Sub-Pannonian Regions of Slovenia

Author(s): Senekovič J.; Jelen Š.; Urbanek Krajnc A.; Germ M.; Kreft S.
Published in: Horticulturae, 2025, ISSN 2311-7524
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/HORTICULTURAE11101096

Multiomics analysis of the Silkworm cocoon shell

Author(s): Panagiota Fragkou, Ioannis Martakos, Georgia Rouni, Demetrios Vasilakos, Evangelos Koutsoukos, Alesssio Saviane, Silvia Cappellozza, Nikolaos S. Thomaidis, Marios G. Kostakis, Martina Samiotaki, Sotiris Kotsiantis, Mariana Barcenas, Skarlatos G. Dedos
Published in: Scientific Data, Issue 12, 2025, ISSN 2052-4463
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41597-025-06071-9

Tangible evolutional dynamics of silkworm’s introduction in Europe

Author(s): Panagiota Fragkou, Claudio Zanier, Skarlatos G. Dedos
Published in: Mediterranean Historical Review, Issue 40, 2026, ISSN 0951-8967
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
DOI: 10.1080/09518967.2025.2569187

Copper Sulfate Elicitation Effect on Biomass Production, Phenolic Compounds Accumulation, and Antioxidant Activity of Morus nigra L. Stem Node Culture

Author(s): Jan Senekovič, Špela Jelen, Andreja Urbanek Krajnc
Published in: Plants, Issue 14, 2025, ISSN 2223-7747
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/PLANTS14050766

Old European Silkworm Breeds Reared in Early-20th-Century Bulgaria and Their Potential Use in Modern Sericulture

Author(s): Panomir Tzenov, Dimitar Grekov, Velislav Iliev
Published in: Insects, Issue 16, 2025, ISSN 2075-4450
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/INSECTS16121246

Colourimetric characterization of naturally-coloured cocoons in a silkworm germplasm collection

Author(s): Gianni Fila, Massimo Gardiman, Alessio Saviane, Chiara Pavanello, Silvia Cappellozza
Published in: Journal of Insects as Food and Feed, 2026, ISSN 2352-4588
Publisher: Brill Academic Wageningen
DOI: 10.1163/23524588-BJA10334

Agricultura Scientia

Author(s): Jelen S., Urbanek Krajnc A.
Published in: Agricultura Scientia, ISSN 1580-8432
Publisher: Maribor University
DOI: 10.18690/AGRICSCI.20.1.3