[Artemisia] Doupioni

[Willa - Rose]

Bravo Dainya. Come by and see me on Wednesdays. I'm there all day.
Yasmeena... as Willa Rose on Wednesdays

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 11:30:23 -0800 (PST) Dainya of MoonHill
<dianahoff at yahoo.com> writes:
> "julia.jackman-brink" <julia.jackman-brink at umontana.edu> wrote:
> 
> Willa - Rose wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone out there know what doupioni is and how it gets its 
> name?
> 
> I would have to do some digging (books are at home) but I think it 
> maybe 
> Italian in origin. They did some wonderful stuff in the 1500's.
> 
> Juliana
> 
> Doupioni is reeled from double (silk) cocoons nested together. The 
> threads are uneven and irregular. Italian Doupioni is the finest, 
> followed by Chinese Doupioni and Indian Doupioni. 
> 
> Doupioni: [doo-pee-ohn-ee]  the irregular, uneven, rough silk taken 
> from double cocoons or interlocked cocoons which are reeled 
> together. 2. fabrics with characteristic slubs made from doupioni 
> silk or made to imitate doupioni silk. 
> 
> Doupioni is also seen in man-made fibers such as polyester (ICK!), 
> acetate and referred to as doupionni. Silk Doupioni is most often 
> found in men's and women's fine suits and also dresses in lighter 
> weight silk Doupioni.
> 
> Oh and BTW......Caledonia Fine Fabrics is fabulous! I could spend 
> hours in there going through all those wonderful fabrics!
> 
> -Dainya
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Minister of the Royal Stables of Artemisia
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