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Taffeta (archaically
spelled taffety or taffata) is a crisp, smooth,
plain woven fabric made from silk, nylon,
cuprammonium rayons, acetate, or polyester...
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Plain weave (also
called tabby weave,
linen weave or
taffeta weave) is the most
basic of
three fundamental types of
textile weaves (along with
satin weave...
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defined ribs show the
watered effect better than
smooth fabrics like satin.
Taffeta also
works well.
Fabrics with
defined enough ribs can be
calendered with...
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strapless bodices and full skirts,
favoring fabrics like satin,
taffeta, and tulle. In 1999
taffeta was the
number one
seller paired with
matte satin or brocade...
- Shot silk (also
called changeant,
changeable silk,
changeable taffeta, cross-color,
changeable fabric, or "dhoop chaon" ("sunshine shade")) is a fabric...
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historical dates or
events presented which predate 1196.
Sections of
taffeta and silk have been
added to the robe, and it was
dipped in a
rubber solution...
- Lady
Diana Spencer's
bridal gown was an
ivory silk
taffeta and
antique lace gown, with a 25-foot (7.6 m)
train and a 153
yards (140 m)
tulle veil, valued...
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summer wear. The silk and
taffeta fabrics produced by this
technique have a
variety of names,
including chiné,
Pompadour taffeta (after
Madame de Pompadour)...
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includes a
vardingard of
black taffeta with a
satin foreskirt embroidered with gold p****ementerie,
another of
black taffeta, and a
third of buckram. Possibly...
- or merceline) is a type of
grain fabric made from
taffeta-silk but more
pronounced than
plain taffeta. Its main
usage is in the
linings in
hatmaking or...
