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All About Silk Dupioni from FabricDirect.com
Silk Dupioni is a pure, lustrous 100% Silk with a crisp drape, a nubby texture and is totally reversible.
Dupioni Silk is made from weaving rough, 100% raw silk fibers of irregular length and thickness, often of two different colors. Silk Dupioni has a lustrous sheen and wonderfully shimmers and changes colors as the fabric moves and reflects light.
Dupioni Silk is sometimes mistakenly referred to as shantung, which is lighter in weight and has a finer weave than Dupioni. Silk Dupioni is one of the most versatile fabrics FabricDirect.com offers. Most top Bridal Designers as well as Drapery and Decorating designers frequently use Dupioni. Silk Dupioni is equally sort after for Fashion, Apparel, Blouses, Jackets, Skirts, Dresses, Handbags and Accessories.
Since Silk Dupioni is used extensively for Decorating Projects FabricDirect.com offer a wide 54 Inch Silk Dupioni. 54 Inch Silk Dupioni is perfect for Home Decorating, including Window Treatments, Drapery, Curtain Panels, Swags, Table Runners and Table Tops, Pillows, Bedding and Duvet Covers.
How Silk Dupioni Is Made
The word Dupioni derives from the Italian word doppio which mean double. Silk worms are raised in an environment so that two worms spin a single cocoon. Cocoons are spun from a liquid secreted from the caterpillar's head, which becomes a solid fiber upon contact of with air. The cocoon is then unwound creating a slightly tangled, interlocked, rough, uneven yarn. The variations in thickness give the Dupioni Silk its characteristic thick and thin nubby texture.
The Silk Dupioni sold on Fabric Direct.com is 100% Silk and is made in India. Silk Dupioni is also made in Italy although less popular.
Italian Dupioni is usually a heavier weight Silk Dupioni then the Silk Dupioni made in India. While also made from 100% Raw Silk, it is characteristically much smoother in texture with much less slubs than Indian Dupioni Silk.
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