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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] Fabrics used to create damasks include silk, wool ...
Bazin after manufacturing. Bazin (or basin) is a West African fabric with its origin in Europe imported in Mali, made from hand-dyed cotton, resulting in a damask textile known for its stiffness and vibrant sheen. It is primarily recognized as the most commonly used fabric for crafting a Boubou, a long, loose traditional outerwear worn by both ...
Clothing and textiles reflect the materials and technologies available in different civilizations at different times. The variety and distribution of clothing and textiles within a society reveal social customs and culture. The wearing of clothing is exclusively a human characteristic and is a feature of most human societies.
Palmwood shipwreck. The Palmwood is the name used for a shipwreck off the coast of the Dutch island of Texel in the Wadden Sea. Artifacts recovered from the wreck include two unique examples of 17th-century clothing, one a satin silk damask dress such as would have been worn by the very wealthy for everyday occasions and the other a silk and ...
Georg Jensen Damask has collaborated with designers such as John Becker, Bodil Bødtker-Næss, Knud V. Engelhardt, Arne Jacobsen, Nina Ferlov, Grethe Sørensen, Bent Georg Jensen, Vibeke Klint, Kim Naver and Jette Nevers This has been an important source of interest for Nevers for a considerable time.
William Morris (1834-1898), a founder of the British Arts and Crafts movement, sought to restore the prestige and methods of hand-made crafts, including textiles, in opposition to the 19th century tendency toward factory-produced textiles. With this goal in mind, he created his own workshop and designed dozens of patterns for hand-produced ...
Detail of hair-sash being brocaded on a Jakaltek Maya backstrap loom. Brocade ( / broʊˈkeɪd /) is a class of richly decorative shuttle-woven fabrics, often made in coloured silks and sometimes with gold and silver threads. [ 1] The name, related to the same root as the word "broccoli", comes from Italian broccato meaning "embossed cloth ...
Taffeta. Detail of a dress made of silk taffeta, c. 1880. Taffeta (archaically spelled taffety or taffata) is a crisp, smooth, plain woven fabric made from silk, nylon, cuprammonium rayons, acetate, or polyester. The word came into Middle English via Old French and Old Italian, which borrowed the Persian word tāfta (تافته), which means ...