So far in the silk series we’ve covered silkworms and silk production, jersey knit, charmeuse, dupioni, and peace silk. Today, we focus on silk taffeta. Nobody is a bigger fan of silk taffeta than Della of della Q, one of True Up’s sponsors. She has a popular collection of silk knitting bags and needle cases, [...]
“Piccadilly” silk from Ahimsa Peace Silk It takes around 3,000 silkworm cocoons to produce one pound of silk fabric, which translates to death for millions upon millions of silkworms each year. Or does it? There is a mini-industry of “peace silk,” also known as “vegetarian silk,” which claims to allow the silkworm to live its [...]
There are a large handful of variations of the word “dupioni”: douppioni, doppione, duponi, dupion … and probably others. I’m going to run with “dupioni” just because that’s what seems to be the most common. Whatever your preferred spelling, they all refer to a type of silk made from double cocoons. Many sources say that [...]
Rare Vintage silk fabric with USA landmarks (possibly silk blend or imitation silk), 2 yards x 45″, from eBay seller 777blessings. Starting bid $9.97, auction ends May-02-09 18:25:08 PDT. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week
In the course of my research, I came across this lovely guide to silk through the Google Book Search. Silk by Eliza B. Thompson, copyright 1918 and 1922 by the Ronald Press Company, is a manual primarily intended for department store salespeople. This is back when they sold fabric in department stores — anyone remember [...]
Vintage silk floral sheer fabric, 3+ yards, from Nancy Lee’s Fabric and Laces on eBay. Buy-it-now price US $28.00. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Fruit Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week
Emerald silk charmeuse from silkfabrics on Etsy Silk charmeuse is a light-to-medium weight woven fabric with a satin weave. Its front is lustrous, the back is dull. Silk charmeuse, which (I’m fairly sure) is interchangable with “silk satin,” is the ultimate in drapey fabrics, delicate and luxurious, and suitable for flowy gowns, lingerie, scarves, and [...]
1930s Schiaparelli newsprint silk fabric, from magoovintage (shop) on Flickr. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week
Vintage kimono silk panel, 61″ by 10″, from eBay seller silkgardenz. Current bid $2.99, auction ends in a few hours, Apr-28-09 18:50:19 PDT. Related posts: Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Silk Week Daily Swatch: Barkcloth Week Daily Swatch: Leaves Daily Swatch: Silk Week
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