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All about textile fibres!
To know more about the various fibres used in the textile industry, please select the type of fibre you would like to see or you can just browse through the various fibres:
| Satin | | Type : | Standard Silk and Silk Imitation Fibres | | Fibre: | Silk, rayon, synthetics. | | Weave: | Satin. | | Characteristics: | Originated in China (Zaytoun, China - now Canton - a port from which satins were exported during the Middle Ages). Became known in Europe during the XIIth, and XIIIth Centuries in Italy. Became known in England by the XIVth Century. It became a favourite of all court life because of its exquisite qualities and feel. Usually has a lustrous surface and a dull back. The lustre is produced by running it between hot cylinders. Made in many colours, weights, varieties, qualities, and degrees of stiffness. A low grade silk or a cotton filling is often used in cheaper cloths. | | Uses: | Slips, after 5 dresses, coats, capes, and jackets, lining fabrics, millinery, drapes, covers, and pillows, trimmings, etc. |
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