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Paduasoy or padesoy [1] (/ ˈ p æ dj u ə s ɔɪ /; French: peau de soie) is a luxurious strong corded or grosgrain silk textile that originated in Early Modern Europe. The term paduasoy first appeared in English in 1663. [2] Paduasoy silk was woven in a variation of the satin weave, with bindings arranged to create fine cross-ridges across ...
TV8 (Moldovan TV channel), a television channel in Moldova; TV8 (Mongolian TV channel), a television channel in Mongolia; TV8 (Swedish TV channel), a Swedish news channel; TV8 (Turkish TV channel), a Turkish television channel; 8TV (Malaysian TV network), a Chinese-language television network in Malaysia; Canal 8 de Tucumán, a television ...
Channel 8 (Branded as HOT8; formerly known as the "Science Channel" ערוץ המדע and the "Culture, Science and Nature Channel" "ערוץ תרבות, מדע וטבע") is an Israeli television channel operated by the cable television company HOT. The channel commenced broadcasting in April 1992 and their content was initially produced by I ...
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Sasanian silk samite cloth circa 960. It was used to make the Shroud of Saint-Josse, circa 1134. Probable spoils from the First Crusade.. Samite was a royal tissue: in the 1250s, it featured clothing of fitting status provided for the innovative and style-conscious English king Henry III, his family, and his attendants.
In 1849, France's silk crop failed due to a unknown disease affecting the silkworms. [59] The disease remained pervasive, and soon spread to Italy, Spain, Syria, Turkey, and China. [60] In 1807, bacteriologist Agostino Bassi began a 25-year investigation into what caused the silkworm disease mal de segno (white muscardine
Ruby Franke, the Utah mom behind the now-defunct family YouTube channel "8 Passengers," was arrested Wednesday on child abuse charges after authorities found a malnourished minor with open wounds ...
This allows a much finer cloth to be woven from the silk. There are more than 500 species of wild silkworms in the world, although only a few (nearly all listed below) are used to produce cloth. They usually produce a tougher and rougher silk than that from domesticated B. mori. Wild silks are usually harvested after the moths have left the ...