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Fabric Portfolio

Fabric Portfolio

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The Fabric Portfolio contains 3" by 3" samples of our entire collection of silks, wild silks, Ahimsa (TM) bombyx Peace silks, Peace noil silks, certified organic cottons and Farmer Friendly cottons as well as the Nepali handspun-handwoven wild hemp. Included also are other fabrics of interest, as they arrive, all natural and all the finest available on the planet.

Also includes smaller swatches of the many Naturally Dyed colours on these fabrics, especially all the naturally dyed fabric-colours that we keep in stock: Indigo Peace Blue, Rose Red, Therapeutic gold, Lavender Smoke, Blackest Black, Charcoal, Flame, Lavender, Violets, Sage and others, all dyed with 100% Natural Dyes, all dyed in small dyelots with great care and much Love.

Each fabric comes on its own page detailing fibre source and quality, shrinkage and suggested uses.

There are now 64 samples in this portfolio, which is an excellent reference work on the finest quality silks available on the planet today!

(Note that individual sample pages may be ordered, most for $2 each, see individual fabric pages.)

Full Fabric Portfolio

$55

 

LIST OF SAMPLES INCLUDED IN THE PORTFOLIO : note! more are added as they arrive!

NATURALS

Charmeuse silk, three weights

Spun silk

Illusion Gause

“Bridal Veil” silk x rayon stripe

Dupioni Organza

“Cleopatra Crepe” silk

Satin Crepe silk

Crepe de Chine silk

Eri “PEACE” silk, wild silk

Pongee wild silk

Muga handspun, handwoven "Golden" wild silk - a very rare, World Textile Treasure

Muga spun

LIGHT AND BRIGHT tussah with many naturally dyed colours

Tussah Noil silk

“Baby Blanket” Tussah silk

Tough Stuff Tussah silk

Extra Heavy Tussah silk

Dervish Cloth wild silk

AHIMSA (TM) SILKS (“Peace” silk, cultivated Bombyx Mori silk) EXCLUSIVE to Aurora Silk:

Ahimsa Smooth

Ahimsa Noil Crepe

Ahimsa “Super Noil”

Ahimsa Noil Open Weave Crepe

Ahimsa 3-ply

Ahimsa Pebble Weave

Ahimsa "Pearl"

Ahimsa "Lumiere"

COTTONS

Organic Twills, including Colorgrown Green

Indian Organic Cotton, natural and naturally dyed in Black, True Turkey Red and Eco Bleach

Organic Cotton Knit, natural and naturally dyed

Windowpane "Khadi" Cotton

HEMPS

Organic Herringbone

Wildcrafter, Handspun and Handwoven Nepali hemp

NATURALLY DYED COLOURS

Charmeuse in Indigo "Peace" Blue; Blackest Black; Rose Red

Eri Peace silk in Indigo “PEACE” BLUE , THERAPEUTIC GOLD, and Lavender Smoke

LIGHT AND BRIGHT TUSSAH in Light Sage, Old Rose, Coral, Black, Charcoal, Indigo Blue, and Flame.

ORGANIC COTTON in BLACKEST BLACK, ECO BLEACH WHITE, SAGE, LAVENDER and TURKEY RED

“RUSTIQUE” Cotton, yarn dyed colours

“RUSTIQUE” Cotton, Block Print

 

Exact contents as of October 2008. Contents may vary as fabrics are added.