"professional fabric expert. The lining is also sewn into the hem so if the lining is altered, the fabric will be damaged. It is usually an upholstery-weight fabric and can be made using silk, rayon or acetate in the warp and coarser cotton or manmade fibers in the weft (filling). It is a satin-faced version of shantung or duppioni. The name refers to the fabric's handspun and hand woven appearance. Antique satin was developed in the 1950s by combining acetate (warp threads) and rayon (weft threads) mainly as a decorative fabric used primarily for draperies. Unlike wedding satin with the"
"Antique satin Antique satin, also called satin-back shantung, refers to any five or eight harness (shaft) satin weave that uses slubbed or unevenly spun yarns in the weft (filling). It is reversible in that one side is satin and other shantung and is used for simulating 17th and 18th century silks and clothing such as blouses, lingerie and evening wear. This heavy and dull fabric is sensitive to damage including getting wet which leave white rings and also light which shreds it and changes the fabric color. Therefore, antique satin must not be washed and should be cleaned by a"
"in the art gallery. Nantong blue calico Nantong blue calico printing and dyeing has been practiced in most parts of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China, since the beginning of Qing dynasty. In modern times, blue calico is used to make daily clothes, mosquito nets, pillowcases, baggage cloth, etc. The blue and white printed calico was first worn by local farmers and fishermen. Among Nantong citizens, it is famous for its handmade printing and dying process, as well as the native and simple design. The patterns on the blue clothes originate from animals, plants, and fairy tales, and are used to"
"Nantong blue calico Nantong blue calico printing and dyeing has been practiced in most parts of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China, since the beginning of Qing dynasty. In modern times, blue calico is used to make daily clothes, mosquito nets, pillowcases, baggage cloth, etc. The blue and white printed calico was first worn by local farmers and fishermen. Among Nantong citizens, it is famous for its handmade printing and dying process, as well as the native and simple design. The patterns on the blue clothes originate from animals, plants, and fairy tales, and are used to express the good wishes"
"a major supplier today, and by 1963 achieved major distribution throughout the United States. Selling at the mill level for $.59 to $.79 a yard, whether in the natural off-white, undyed, fabric to black and colored warp yards with an iridescent effect at the higher price points, the fabric in its basic form remains somewhat popular today. Antique satin Antique satin, also called satin-back shantung, refers to any five or eight harness (shaft) satin weave that uses slubbed or unevenly spun yarns in the weft (filling). It is reversible in that one side is satin and other shantung and is"
"woven into plaid and striped patterns; floral or other intrinsic, intricate designs are better suited for lighter-weight silks and/or those with smoother finishes, although dupioni may be embroidered in any manner desired. Along with shantung, dupioni is popular in bridal and other formal wear. It is suitable for upholstery, but if it is crafted into a curtain or drape, a substantial underlining must be used to protect the fabric from sunlight. In India, Varanasi, also known as Banaras, is one of the major manufacturers of Dupion. Weavers of nearby villagers, mainly of the Ansari community, have been producing fabrics for"
"Canting Canting (, IPA:, sometimes spelled with old Dutch orthography ""tjanting"") is a pen-like tool used to apply liquid hot wax () in the batik-making process, more precisely ""batik tulis"" (lit. ""written batik""). Traditional ""canting"" consists of copper wax-container with small pipe spout and bamboo handle. Traditional ""canting"" is made of copper, bronze, zinc or iron material, however modern version might use teflon. A ""canting"" consists of: ""': a rounded liquid wax container, made from copper. The size of ""canting"" may be varied according to the desired dot size or line thickness to be applied to the cloth. A batik"
"Mangtong The mangtong () is a Chinese end-blown free reed wind instrument. It is used primarily by the Miao and Dong ethnic groups of the southern Chinese provinces of Guizhou and Guangxi, although it is sometimes used in contemporary Chinese compositions for the traditional instrument orchestra. The instrument consists of a bamboo-free reed pipe without finger holes, which is fitted with a metal free reed; the instrument's playing pipe is placed inside a bamboo resonator of larger diameter. The ""mangtong"" is made in several different sizes, with the largest up to two meters in length. As the ""mangtong"" produces only"
"Shandong cuisine Shandong cuisine (山东菜), more commonly known in Chinese as Lu cuisine, is one of the Eight Culinary Traditions of Chinese cuisine and one of the Four Great Traditions (). It is derived from the native cooking style of Shandong Province, a northern coastal province of China. Shandong cuisine is famous for its wide selection of material and use of different cooking methods. The raw materials are mainly domestic animals and birds, seafood and vegetables. The masterly cooking techniques include ""bao"" (爆; quick frying), ""liu"" (溜; quick frying with corn flour), ""pa"" (扒; stewing), ""kao"" (烤; roasting), ""zhu"" (煮;"
"Kitenge ""For the surname, see Kitenge (surname)."" Kitenge or chitenge is an East African, West African and Central African fabric similar to sarong, often worn by women and wrapped around the chest or waist, over the head as a headscarf, or as a baby sling. Kitenges are colourful pieces of fabric. In the Coastal area of Kenya, and in Tanzania, Kitenges often have Swahili sayings written on them. Kitenges are similar to kangas and kikoy, but are of a thicker cloth and have an edging on only a long side. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Sudan, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Liberia, Rwanda, and"
"Bunting (textile) Bunting (or bunt) is any festive decorations made of fabric, or of plastic, paper or even cardboard in imitation of fabric. Typical forms of bunting are strings of colorful triangular flags and lengths of fabric in the colors of national flags gathered and draped into swags or pleated into fan shapes. Bunting was originally a specific type of lightweight worsted wool fabric generically known as ""tammy"", manufactured from the turn of the 17th century, and used for making ribbons and flags, including signal flags for the Royal Navy. Amongst other properties that made the fabric suitable for ribbons"
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"Pongee Pongee is a soft thin woven cloth. In the early 20th century, pongee was an important export from China to the United States. Pongee is still woven in silk by many mills across China, especially along the banks of the Yangtze at mills in Sichuan, Anhui, Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces. Generally it varies in weight from 36 to about 50gm/sq m. In lighter variants, it is called Paj. It is used as a blouse weight or lining silk. ""The origins of Shinshu pongee go back to a silk cloth called ashiginu that was woven in the Nara period (710–794)""."
"Swatow ware Swatow ware or Zhangzhou ware is a loose grouping of mainly late Ming dynasty Chinese export porcelain wares initially intended for the Southeast Asian market. The traditional name in the West arose because Swatow, or present-day Shantou, was the South Chinese port in Guangdong province from which the wares were thought to have been shipped. The many kilns were probably located all over the coastal region, but mostly near Zhangzhou, Pinghe County, Fujian, where several were excavated in the mid-1990s, which has clarified matters considerably. Many authorities now prefer to call the wares Zhangzhou ware, as it seems"
"This is a unique piece of craftsmanship, in which a multi-coloured schematic pattern is woven all over the surface, and after the shawl is completed, the ""rafugar"" (expert embroiderer) works the outlines of the motifs in darker shades to bring into relief the beauty of design. This attractive mode of craftsmanship not only produces a shawl which is reversible because of the perfect workmanship on both sides, but it combines the crafts of both weaving and embroidery and religious beliefs expressed in different shawls. The most expensive shawls, called Shahtoosh, are made from under-fleece of the Tibetan antelope or Chiru."
"was prevalent in Shandong 4000 to 7000 years ago. Additionally, Shandong is home to the oldest Chinese inscriptions: Dawenkou Pottery Inscription and Longshan Pottery Inscription; the largest prehistoric settlement found to date: Chengziya (城子崖) Archeological Site; the oldest section of the Great Wall in China: the Great Wall of Qi State; and the oldest Oracle Bone Script: Huantai County Oracle Bone Script, were all found in Shandong. According to the research of archaeologists, Shandong was the main place for silk manufacture from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, and it was the origin of the ancient Silk Road. Samuel"
"The (945 CE) ""Tang shu"" ""Book of Tang"" mentioned ""Haixi"" cloth from Folin 佛菻 ""Syria"", which Emil Bretschneider first identified as sea silk from Greece. ""There is also a stuff woven from the hair of sea-sheep, and called ""hai si pu"" (stuff from the western sea)"". He notes, ""This is, perhaps, the ""Byssus"", a clothstuff woven up to the present time by the Mediterranean coast, especially in Southern Italy, from the thread-like excrescences of several sea-shells, (especially ""Pinna nobilis"")."" The (early 6th century CE) ""Shuyiji"" 遹異記 ""Records of Strange Things"" mentions silk woven by ""Jiaoren"" 蛟人 ""jiao""-dragon people"", which Edward"
"Kanga (African garment) The kanga, is a colourful fabric similar to kitenge, but lighter, worn by women and occasionally by men throughout the African Great Lakes region. It is a piece of printed cotton fabric, about 1.5 m by 1 m, often with a border along all four sides (called ""pindo"" in Swahili), and a central part (""mji"") which differs in design from the borders. They are sold in pairs, which can then be cut and hemmed to be used as a set. Whereas kitenge is a more formal fabric used for nice clothing, the kanga is much more than"
"Shanghai Tang Shanghai Tang () is a Hong Kong luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang. The brand is known for its luxury homeware collection, and its fine bone china is the finest type of porcelain with its superior whiteness, translucency and higher strength. In 1998, Richemont acquired David Tang's controlling stake in the business. David Tang stated that Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion of the 1920s and 1930s. The fundamental design concept is inspired by 1920s Cheongsam combined with the modernity of the 21st century. The"
"mature vinegar. The common suppliers are Shanxi Mature Vinegar Group, a China Time-Honored Brand company since 1368, and Shuita Brand (), a brewing company located in Qingxu County. Shanxi cuisine Shanxi cuisine, or Shan cuisine, is derived from the native cooking styles of Shanxi Province in China. It is famous for noodles, fried flatbread (""da bing"") and sour tastes. The cuisine is also famed for using its locally produced vinegar, just like in Huaiyang cuisine, but the flavour is totally different. Generally speaking, Shanxi cuisine is not well known to people outside the region. This is partially because Shanxi is"
"Changthangi The Changthangi ,""'Changra""'or Pashmina goat, is a breed of goat inhabiting the plateaus in Tibet, Nepal, parts of Burma and neighbouring areas of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, India. They are raised for ultra-fine cashmere wool (known as pashmina once woven) but were also reared for meat in the past. This bloodline of the ""capra hircus"" or Cashmere goat, grows a thick, warm undercoat which is the source of Kashmir Pashmina wool - the world's finest Cashmere measuring between 12-15 microns in fiber thickness. These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in"
"to be the dominant material. In East Africa, one finds extensive use of cotton clothing. Shemma, shama, and kuta are types of Ethiopian clothing. Kanga are Swahili cloth that comes in rectangular shapes, made of pure cotton, and put together to make clothing. Kitenges are similar to kangas and kikoy, but are of a thicker cloth, and have an edging only on a long side. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and South Sudan are some of the African countries where kitenge is worn. In Malawi, Namibia and Zambia, kitenge is known as Chitenge. One of the unique materials, which is not a"
"Shahtoosh is the world's finest wool having the lowest micron count, followed by vicuña. These shawls were originally very few and could only be woven by master artisans to weave the delicate hair which measured between 7 and 10 microns. These factors made shahtoosh shawls very precious. Shahtoosh shawls are so fine that a large shawl can be passed through a wedding ring, leading to them also being known as ""ring shawls"". The Tibetan antelope or ""Chiru"" lives in one of the harshest environments on earth, at an altitude of over 5,000 metres. Their special type of down fur, which"
"Sarong A sarong or sarung (; Malay: , formal Indonesian: , colloquial Indonesian: , Tamil: சரம், Arabic: صارون, Sinhalese: සරම; meaning """"sheath"""" in Indonesian and Malay) is a large tube or length of fabric, often wrapped around the waist, worn in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, and on many Pacific islands. The fabric often has woven plaid or checkered patterns, or may be brightly colored by means of batik or ikat dyeing. Many modern sarongs have printed designs, often depicting animals or plants. Different types of sarongs are worn in different places in the world, notably,"
"simple style strongly affected by the local culture of Hunan and has the simplicity and elegance of Chinese wash painting on the other hand. Xiang embroidery uses pure silk, hard satin, soft satin, transparent gauze and nylon as its materials as well as a variety of colorful silk threads. Traditional Xiang Embroidery uses threads in a very distinctive way—the thread is firstly boiled with Gleditsia and then wiped with bamboo paper, which prevents the thread from pilling and thus is convenient for embroidering. In Xiang Embroidery, there is a special type of thread—in one thread dyed one color with different"
"finest shirts are made from a variety of indigenous fabrics. They have a sheer appearance and the best are custom embroidered in delicate folk patterns : The term ""Barong Tagalog"" is almost exclusively used to refer to the formal version of the barong; however, less formal versions also exist. Barong are commonly embroidered along the front in a u-shape pattern, with small spots placed everywhere else. This effect is usually produced by one of the following methods: Another disputed theory is whether the Barong Tagalog was a local adaptation or a precursor to the ""guayabera"", a shirt popular in Latin"
"Ruqun Ruqun (襦裙) is an item of traditional Chinese attire (""Hanfu"") primarily for women but also for men. It consists of a blouse (襦, ""ru"") and a wrap-around skirt (裙, ""qun; ""also called ""裳, chang""). It is the eldest type of hanfu which is said to have been worn by the legendary Yellow Emperor, and it is said to be worn by women since the Warring States period. Ruqun is the most basic type of Hanfu.Ruqun is divided into Qiyao ruqun, Gaoyao ruqun and Qixiong ruqun based on the waist height of the skirt. The collar style can be divided"
"Shahtoosh Shahtoosh (also written shahtush, a Persian word meaning ""king of fine wools"") is the name given to a specific kind of shawl, which is woven with the down hair of the Tibetan antelope (chiru), by craftsmen and women of Kashmir. The Shahtoosh shawl is now a banned item with possession and sale being illegal in most countries for the Chiru is an endangered species under CITES. However, the weaving of Shahtoosh shawls continues in secret in Kashmir due to high demand by western buyers. The estimated market value of one Shahtoosh shawl in the western market is around $5000–6000."
"the leaves on the raffia palm tree. Barkcloth was used by the Baganda in Uganda from the Mutuba tree (""Ficus natalensis""). Kanga are Swahili pieces of fabric that come in rectangular shapes, made of pure cotton, and put together to make clothing. It is as long as ones outstretch hand and wide to cover the length of ones neck. Kitenge are similar to kangas and kikoy, but are of a thicker cloth, and have an edging only on a long side. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Sudan are some of the African countries where kitenge are worn. In Malawi, Namibia and"
"that Tang-style robes are confused with Japanese kimonos and Ming clothes with Korean hanboks.) China used the ""Tang suit jackets"" again for its 2014 APEC summit, but with an updated style in maroon, green, and blue that ""The Guardian"" unflatteringly compared to ""Star Trek"" uniforms. The APEC jackets were intended to reflect ""both traditional Chinese flavor and modern ideals"". They have straight Mandarin collars, similar to those on the changshan and magua that gave the style its name. Unlike the traditional 2D ""flat-cutting"" ""píngmiàn cáijiǎn"") process used to create those garments, which tends to produce a baggy and ill-fitted look,"
"by six yards) and type (single-sided ""Fancy"" or double-sided ""wax"" prints) of untailored cotton textile, especially in Francophone West and Central Africa. Enormously popular in much of tropical Africa, the pagne cloth's usage and patterns may be used to convey by the wearer a number of social, economic—and sometimes even political—messages. It is similar—though distinct in size, expected pattern, and usage—to the Khanga, Kikoy or Chitenge of East and Southern Africa. From the pagne any number of garments may be created (the boubou, dresses, or western style suits) or it can be used untailored as a wrap, headtie, skirt, or"
"more than three millennia until the end of the Ming Dynasty. From the beginning of its history, Han clothing (especially in elite circles) was inseparable from silk, supposedly discovered by the Yellow Emperor's consort, Leizu. The Shang dynasty (c. 1600 BC – 1000 BC), developed the rudiments of ""Hanfu""; it consisted of a ""yi"", a narrow-cuffed, knee-length tunic tied with a sash, and a narrow, ankle-length skirt, called ""chang"", worn with a ""bixi"", a length of fabric that reached the knees. Vivid primary colors and green were used, due to the degree of technology at the time. The dynasty to"
"Swallow-tailed Hems and Flying Ribbons clothing Swallow-tailed Hems and Flying Ribbons clothing or Tsa-chü-chʻui-shao-fu (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ""tsa-chü-chʻui-shao-fu""; pinyin: ""zá jū chuí shāo fú"") is a type of female historical dress which was popular during the Tsʻao Wei, Chin and Northern and Southern dynasties. It is also called Kui-i (Chinese: ; pinyin: guī yī). Northern and Southern dynasties was a period of volatility, the barbarians invaded Central Plain, thus, various wars and battles occurred. The once dominant laws and orders collapsed, so did the once unchallenged power of Confucianism. At the meantime, the philosophy of Lao-tzŭ"