38 Types of Silk Fabrication
SILKPRADA has 38 types of Silk Fabrication available at this time. Learn more about silk fabrication types to understand the rich varieties and complexity of 100% pure silk fabrics
Silk is made of silkworms which are the larva or caterpillars of the silk moth. Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves. Silkworms that eat mulberry leaves produce the finest silk fibers.
38 Types of Silk Fabrication that are commonly used for dresses:
801. Mulberry Silk Charmeuse
100% Pure Mulberry Silk Charmeuse fabrics are known for their lustrous shine and softness, silk charmeuse is a staple for luxury dresses and nightgowns. Silk Charmeuse also ideal for use as bedding. The best weight for bedding sets using silk charmeuse is between 22 momme to 30 momme. One side is shiny and the inner side is matte. Silk Charmeuse is available with momme weight between 16 to 40 momme. The higher the momme, the higher is the density of silk fibers and the thicker is the silk charmeuse.
We categorized our Silk Charmeuse in Color Series from 100 to 800.
Color series 800 ~ available in 188 colors
Color series 700 ~ available in 98 colors
Color series 600 ~ available in 88 colors
Color series 500 ~ available in 58 colors
Color series 300 ~ available in 58 colors
Color series 100 ~ available in 58 colors
802. LING SHI Silk
803. Silk Duchess Charmeuse
804. Silk Crepe Charmeuse
805. Silk Hammered Charmeuse
806. Silk Crepe de Chine
807. Silk Crepe Multy Ply
808. Silk Crinkle Crepe De Chine
809. Silk Habotai
810. Silk Chiffon
811. Silk Double Chiffon
812. Silk Chiffon Charmeuse
813. Silk Crinkle Chiffon
814. Silk Georgette
815. Silk Double Georgette
816. Silk Georgette Charmeuse
817. Silk Pebble Georgette
818. Silk Organza
819. Silk Organza Charmeuse
820. Silk Jacquard
821. Silk Faille
822. Silk Taffeta
823. Silk Gazaar
824. Silk Zibeline
825. Silk Jersey Knitted
Silk Jacquard is one of the Silk Fabrication types that are made of 100% Silk yarn. Jacquard is a technique used to form a shiny pattern in the process of weaving silk fabric. The pattern is weaved through interweaving the warp and the weft while weaving. There are many patterns available such as floral, floral oriental, geometric shapes, and abstract.
826. Silk Twill
827. Silk Pique
828. Silk Mesh Tulle
829. Silk Gauze
830. Silk Fuji
831. Silk Raw Noil
832. Silk Dupioni
Silk Dupioni is another type of silk fabrication which is a plain weave produced by using the fine thread in the warp and uneven thread reeled from two or more entangled cocoons in the weft. This method creates a highly lustrous surface and heavier silk fabric. Silk Dupioni is known for its slub texture as the main characteristic. Using different colors of threads creates an iridescent effect which makes it looks luxurious.
Our Silk Dupioni is available in 22 momme and beautiful 88 colors.
833. Silk Shantung
834. Japanese Silk
835. Vietnamese Silk
836. Handloom Silk
837. Ahimsa Silk
838. Custom Fabrication Silk
Silk weight is called momme (mm) and is equal to about 3.62 grams per square yard. The heavier and thicker the silk fabrics, the momme will be higher.
