Mammal evolving spider-silk

I wanted to include a spider-like race in my book (not a typical drider, but more like a hairy hominid covered in tarantula-like hair and thinner and longer limbs and fingers). However, I wanted them to have some silk-producing capabilities (or at least something similar), but I'm not sure how it could work. Would it be possible for a mammal to evolve the capability to produce a substance similar to spider-silk (I'm not sure where it would produce it from, but maybe it's skin or saliva)? If the question is too vague, I'll do my best to edit it with suggestions.

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