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2. Ruff (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Dyes of vegetable origin made ruffs pink, light purple, yellow, [6] or green. [7] Light purple could also be achieved using cochineal. [6] Yellow could come from saffron, [8] and pale blue from smalt. [6] The bluish tint of a ruff was supposed to make the wearer's complexion appear paler, thus more attractive to contemporaries. [9]

3. Duvetyne - Wikipedia

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   Duvetyne, or duvetyn, [1] [2] (also known as Molton and Rokel [3] [4]) is a twill fabric with a velvet-like nap on one side. Duvetyne has a matte finish and its high opacity makes it ideal for blocking light. It may be woven from cotton, wool, or—in rare cases, mainly in the early 20th century—silk. If made of cotton, it is usually called ...

4. Shot silk - Wikipedia

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   Man's shot silk suit, purple warp and green weft, c. 1790 (altered c. 1805). Los Angeles County Museum of Art . Shot silk (also called changeant , [ 1 ] changeable silk , changeable taffeta , cross-color , changeable fabric , [ 2 ] or "dhoop chaon" ("sunshine shade") [ 3 ] ) is a fabric which is made up of silk woven from warp and weft yarns of ...

5. Textile arts - Wikipedia

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   Tyrian purple dye was an important trade good in the ancient Mediterranean. The Silk Road brought Chinese silk to India, Africa, and Europe, and, conversely, Sogdian silk to China. Tastes for imported luxury fabrics led to sumptuary laws during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

6. 1550–1600 in European fashion - Wikipedia

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   Florentine fashion of the early 1550s features a loose gown of light-weight silk over a bodice and skirt (or kirtle) and an open-necked partlet. Dutch fashion of 1554: A black gown with high puffed upper sleeves is worn over a black bodice and a gray skirt with black trim. The high-necked chemise or partlet is worn open with the three pairs of ...

7. Luster (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Lustrous silk yarns. In textiles, lustre or luster is a physical property that makes them appear bright, glossy, and shiny. The amount of light reflected from the surface of a fiber is referred to as its luster. The level of luster is determined by how light reflects off the surface. For example, round surfaced fiber reflects more light and ...