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Lustrous and Shiny Silks

 

SATINS:

Spun Silk Fabric
Durable, soft, and light-weight "plain weave" with a nice luster. Woven from smooth spun (not reeled) silk. Excellent lining material.

Spun Silk

"Swirl" patterned Jacquard Satin
A lovely mid weight satin with woven-in pattern of swirls. This is a true "Damask", where the pattern is created by the different light reflection of weft vs. warp in satin vs. crepe weave.

swirl jacquard satin silk

Charmeuse Satin
Charmeuse, 100% silk satin, is a lustrous satin on one side and matte crepe on the other. It is a standard of the silk garment fashion world. Aurora Silk offers this weave in three weights: light 12.5 mm from China, medium 16 mm from India, and medium heavy 19 mm from China. Flowing and drapey, uses range from lingerie to bridal gowns.  Also available in many on hand colors.

Satin Crepe
Shiny satin on one side, matte crepe on the other. Very similar to Charmeuse, and extra wide.

Crepe de Chine
A substantial crepe with a sparkly surface, 16.5 mm, both warp and weft are reeled, cultivated silk. Warp is lightly twisted, while weft is very tightly overtwisted, which causes the fabric to crepe. Extra wide.

Cleopatra Crepe
A medium weight crinkle-crepe, with lots of body and a superb drape. Crinkles up like "Cleopatra gowns", thus the name.

Light and Bright Tussah
This particular tussah fabric is exceptionally shiny because it is woven from reeled tussah, which is very rare. It is surprisingly durable for such a light weight tussah.

VEIL SILKS:

"Bridal Veil"
The gauze ground of this exceptionally pretty fabric is true raw silk. Holding it together is the spaced weft shots of bright and shiny white rayon bouclé.

Dupioni Organza
A wonderful sheer off-white veil that is a beautiful use of reeled tussah (wild) silk. Stiff because the silk gum is left on - which means this is a truely "raw" silk. Wonderfully transparent and light, it makes an enhancing accent to any piece.

"Illusion" Gauze
Truely transparent crinkle gauze. Used for veils and floaty dancing drapes.

   

These exceptional fabrics are ALL natural 100% silk. (Only the "Bridal Veil" has accent lines of a light and bright rayon.)


For silks that are not shiney, so called "MATTES", please see Matte, PEACE and Wild Silks.

For NATURALLY DYED colours on these silks, please see ABOUT NATURALLY DYED COLOURS ON FABRICS and the individual fabric pages.