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2. Cloth of gold - Wikipedia

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   Cloth of gold is not to be confused with various goldwork embroidery techniques that date back to antiquity, though the type of goldwork thread called "passing" is identical to the weft thread of cloth of gold. Most modern metallic fabrics made in the West are known as lamé. Cloth of gold is a familiar name occasionally applied to the venomous ...

3. Goldwork (embroidery) - Wikipedia

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   It had reached ancient Rome soon after 189 BC, initially made in Pergamum (modern Bergama in Western Turkey). King Attalus I probably established large state workshops there, and the gold-embroidered cloth was known as "Attalic" cloth. Pliny the Elder credited Attalus I with inventing the technique, but this is most unlikely. [4]

4. Tissue (cloth) - Wikipedia

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   Additionally, the weft is made of gold lace and the silk warp is doubled in both the heddles and reed, resulting in a heavier fabric than usual. [17] [18] Brocades on Tissue sarees are woven using silk yarn for the body and feature exquisite zari patterns on the pallu, which is the border of the sari. [19] Kanchipuram is a well-known hub for ...

5. Gold disc found in Norse treasure pile is oldest-known ...

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   One of the gold bracteates, a type of ornamental disc or pendant, was inscribed with the words “He is Odin’s man” in part of a sentence. It was in reference to the unknown king or man that ...

6. Kimkhwab - Wikipedia

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   Kimkhwab (Kim-Khwab, kamkhāb, ḳamkhwāb, Kimkhwab, Hiranya, puspapata) is an ancient Indian brocade art of weaving ornate cloth with gold, silver, and silk yarns. Kinkhwab is a silk damasked cloth with an art of zar-baft (making cloth of gold), [1] The weave produces beautiful floral designs that appear embroidered on the surface of the fabric. it was also known as puspapata or cloth with ...

7. Lamé (fabric) - Wikipedia

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   Gold-lamé and emerald royal boudoir gown from the film Cleopatra. Lamé (/ l ɑː ˈ m eɪ / lah-MAY; French:) is a type of fabric woven or knit [1] with threads made of metallic fiber wrapped around natural or synthetic fibers like silk, nylon, or spandex for added strength and stretch.

8. Why are QVC's fall clothes so good right now? - AOL

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   The woven cotton material is lightweight and breathable, plus it drapes nicely over the midsection to create a tummy-disguising look. This coral red is a stunner, but it the top also comes in ...

9. Padding - Wikipedia

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   Width of shoulders, called shoulder pads – in coats and other garments for men, and sometimes for women. Bombast , consisting of horsehair, flock, bran, wool, rags, or cotton, was the padding used to give the required bulk to certain fashionable items of dress in Western Europe around 1600. [ 2 ]