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It is a tabby weave material woven from yarn produced using silk noil, short-staple silk fibre (as opposed to material produced using longer, filament yarn silk fibres). The short silk fibres are degummed [1] and, traditionally, the yarns are hand-joined to form a continuous length before weaving, [2] a technique also used for cheaper bast fibres.
Developing from earlier silk techniques, the name "yūki-tsumugi" was adopted in 1602. Weavers were invited from Ueda Castle and the cloth, at first plain, was used as a gift for the shōgun. [3] In 1873, yūki-tsumugi was exhibited at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, and became known worldwide.
Silk from China was imported in significant quantities as early as the 3rd century BC. It was bought in its raw state by Roman traders at the Phoenician ports of Tyre and Berytus, then woven and dyed. [71] As Roman weaving techniques developed, silk yarn was used to make geometrically or freely figured damask, tabbies and tapestry. Some of ...
A Lao silk pha biang A Lao silk pillowcase. Lao silk is produced in Laos with ancient weaving techniques that produce high quality silk. This woven cloth has traditionally been used for a wide range of purposes, including religious, ritual, and everyday uses. It is used for garments and home decorations by both upper class and rural individuals.
The Ri-Bhoi District is region in Meghalaya where Eri culture [3] and handloom weaving [4] continue to thrive. Weaving with Eri silk [5] is an integral part of the district's culture and heritage, handed down through generations. Exclusively carried out by women, the process involves spinning and weaving using traditional tools such as the ...
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Wool and silk manufacture were slower to adopt power driven looms than the cotton industry. [2] Terraces of three-storey brick-built domestic workshops were built in Macclesfield after silk weaving was introduced around 1790 and more than 600 weavers had looms in their homes in 1825. [ 3 ]
Kimkhwab (Kim-Khwab, kamkhāb, ḳamkhwāb, Kimkhwab, Hiranya, puspapata) is an ancient Indian brocade art of weaving ornate cloth with gold, silver, and silk yarns. Kinkhwab is a silk damasked cloth with an art of zar-baft (making cloth of gold), [1] The weave produces beautiful floral designs that appear embroidered on the surface of the fabric. it was also known as puspapata or cloth with ...