A fabric developer at a European fashion brand opens a sample box from a Suzhou mill and finds a swatch labelled “tusser silk.” The first question is...
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An apparel buyer once sent us a reference charmeuse swatch and asked for a match. The colour was easy; the hand feel was not. One silk satin felt ric...
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Lotus silk is produced from the stems of the Nelumbo nucifera lotus plant, and a single scarf can require tens of thousands of stems. It is one of th...
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Every silk garment starts as a liquid protein secreted by a silkworm, but the distance between a cocoon and a finished fabric is longer and more cont...
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