duppioni / shantung silk

Made of the duppion silk yarn, that is from the cocoon of two silk worms that have nested together. When spinning, the double strand is not separated so the yarn is uneven and irregular with a large diameter in places, The duppioni is very irregular and shows many slubs. It is nice for dresses, bridal, home textiles.

We have the stock in naturial white and can make upun customized color.

Composition: 100% mulberry silk

Width: 114cms or 140cms

Weight: 12.5m/m - 19m/m, 1m/m = 4.3056gsm

Weaves & Weights
12.5m/m Shantung

Plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D, weft: 1/100/120D duppioni.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 497, weft: 340.

16.5m/m Shantung

Plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D, weft: 2/100/120D duppioni.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 536, weft: 270.

19m/m Shantung

Plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D, weft: 2/100/120D duppioni.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 570, weft: 295.

21m/m Shantung

Plain weave.

Warp: 2/50/70D, weft: 3/60/80D duppioni.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 424, weft: 240.

19m/m Iridescent Shantung

Yarn-dyed plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D color, weft: 2/100/120D duppioni color.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 705, weft: 280.

21m/m Iridescent Shantung

Yarn-dyed plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D color, weft: 2/100/120D duppioni color.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 593, weft: 300.

24m/m Iridescent Shantung

Yarn-dyed plain weave.

Warp: 2/20/22D color, weft: 3/100/120D duppioni color.

Density (counts per 10cms) - warp: 702, weft: 250.

25.5m/m Yarn-dyed douppioni

Yarn-dyed plain weave.

Warp: silk yarn boiled-off, weft: duppioni yarn boiled-off.

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