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The word "satin" derives its origin from the Chinese port city of Quanzhou (泉州), [4] which was known as Zayton in Europe and Arab countries during the Yuan dynasty (13th–14th century). [5] During that period, Quanzhou was visited by Arab merchants and by Europeans .
The long floats of satin-woven warp and weft threads cause soft highlights on the fabric which reflect light differently according to the position of the observer. Damask weaves appear most commonly in table linens and furnishing fabrics, but they are also used for clothing. [ 6 ]
velvet deliberately woven with areas of pile-free ground (usually satin) forming a pattern. [20] Wedding ring or ring velvet another term for devoré and/or chiffon velvets which are allegedly fine enough to be drawn through a wedding ring. [21]
Old Latin (also called Early Latin or Archaic Latin) refers to the period of Latin texts before the age of Classical Latin, extending from textual fragments that probably originated in the Roman monarchy to the written language of the late Roman republic about 75 BC. Almost all the writing of its earlier phases is inscriptional.
Modern bonnets are often made of silk or satin to preserve one’s hairstyle while asleep or lying down. They maintain a similar shape to bonnets that were popular in the 1960s. [citation needed] But it is more likely that these styles of headdress originated from the use of shower caps due to their appearance and application in salons.
Antique satin, also called satin-back shantung, [1] is any five- or eight-harness (shaft) satin weave that uses slubbed or unevenly spun yarns in the weft (filling). [2] It is reversible in that one side is satin and the other is shantung. It is used for simulating 17th and 18th century silks, [3] and clothing such as blouses, lingerie and ...
Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.
The women's shoes of the early Victorian period were narrow and heelless, in black or white satin. By 1850s and 1860s, they were slightly broader with a low heel and made of leather or cloth. Ankle-length laced or buttoned boots were also popular. From the 1870s to the twentieth century, heels grew higher and toes more pointed.