Kinds of Silk

Fabric:
China silk
 a very lightweight
silk which is used
almost exclusively
for lining.
CHIFFON
 - lightweight, very
drapery silk .This is
the fabric that goes
with the flow and
can be used in all
sorts of garments.
SAREES DUPATTAS
CHARMEUSE
 a slinky, satiny, supple
silk that works well as
a 1940s redux dressing
gown, dresses and
blouses
CREPE DE
CHINE
 a light to medium
weight silk, comes
in two-ply, three
ply, and four ply
weights which is
the heaviest.
DUPIONI

 It is used for
making Capri
pants or a fancy
room divider
GEORGETTE

 lightweight silk
and barely
visible
RAW SILK
 rough-looking silk
with a dull finish;
made from short silk
filaments that are
discarded as waste but
easy to sew and has a
distinctive look.
WASHED SILK
 the washing
process makes
this silk creamy
and soft. It is a
great travel
fabric.
SHANTUNG
 especially crisp
and shiny silk
for special
occasion uses.
TAFFETA
 a crisp silk that
wrinkles and
swishes when
you move which
is used for
special occasion.
KINDS OF
WOOL
BOILED
 made in similar
fashion as felt,
but much richer
and more supple.
There’s no need
to finish the
seam edges
BOUCLE
 has a distinctive
sweater-like nubby
surface created with
little loops. Perfect
for soft shaping in
coats and jackets
CHALLIS
 Medium to lightweight.
It is hand washable and
doesn’t wrinkle much.
Perfect for all types of
garments.
CREPE
 can be compose of
wool, silk, cotton, or
synthetic. It varies in
quality and it is
expensive. It is a
GABARDINE
 a twill-weave fabric,
hand washable and do
not wrinkle; works
well on tailored and
constructed garments.
MELTON
 thick, bulky wool
with a soft napped
surface and too
thick to handle
used for coats.