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2. NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt - Wikipedia

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   For example, to memorialize Queen lead-singer Freddie Mercury, there were many panels made, two of which were a solid white background with a blue and black guitar, and "Freddy Mercury" written down the sides in black, with the AIDS ribbon above his name, [33] and a purple silk with "Freddie Mercury", "Queen", and "1946–1991" in silver ...

3. 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 ...

4. Meisen (textile) - Wikipedia

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   Meisen cloth, probably 1950s Meisen (銘 （ めい ） 仙 （ せん ）, lit. ' common silk stuff ') is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan ; it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, : 79 and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. Meisen was first produced in the late 19th century, and became widely popular during the 1920s and 30s (late- Taishō ...

5. List of fabrics - Wikipedia

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   Fabrics in this list include fabrics that are woven, braided or knitted from textile fibres. A. Aertex; Alençon lace; Antique satin ... Bengaline silk; Beta cloth;

6. 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 .

7. Crêpe (textile) - Wikipedia

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   A sheer wool fabric plain-woven with hard twist for a slight crêpe effect. [20] Crêpe de santé An undyed, closely woven, rough-textured wool-blend crêpe mixed with silk, linen, or cotton, also called "health crepe". [20] Crêpe de Suisse 1860 dress fabric. [7] Crêpe d'espagne Open-weave fabric with a silk warp and wool filling. [20] Crêpe ...