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  2. Samite - Wikipedia

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    Samite was a luxurious and heavy silk fabric worn in the Middle Ages, of a twill-type weave, often including gold or silver thread. The word was derived from Old French samit , from medieval Latin samitum, examitum deriving from the Byzantine Greek ἑξάμιτον hexamiton "six threads", usually interpreted as indicating the use of six yarns ...

  3. Kente cloth - Wikipedia

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    Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of silk and cotton. [1] Historically the fabric was worn in a toga-like fashion among the Asante, Akan and Ewe people. According to Asante oral tradition, it originated from Bonwire in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. In modern day Ghana, the wearing of kente cloth has become widespread ...

  4. Mashru - Wikipedia

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    Mashru is a stout, silken, warp-faced fabric textile with a variegated pattern. In its weaving, the loom brings the cotton yarn down and the silk fibers up. This produces a cloth that exhibits a silk face and cotton backing. [12] Hence it was a mix of silk and cotton, although with a satin finish.

  5. Adras (fabric) - Wikipedia

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    Adras is a natural handmade fabric that consists of 50 percent silk fibers and 50 percent cotton.Adras is traditionally woven in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. In Uzbekistan, this fabric is also called “Podshohi” (royal), indicating its exceptional value associated with an elaborate and costly manufacturing process as well as a rich and sophisticated appearance.

  6. Aso oke - Wikipedia

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    Aso Oke sewn into Agbada outfit and Fila Traditional Yoruba women's garment. Aso oke fabric, (Yoruba: aṣọ òkè, pronounced ah-SHAW-okay) is a hand-woven cloth that originated from the Yoruba people of Yorubaland within today's Nigeria, Benin and Togo.

  7. Damask - Wikipedia

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    Italian silk polychrome damasks, 14th century. Damask (/ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [2]

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