| Commercial name |
Gram |
Material-weaving-characteristics |
Where to use them |
| chiffon |
20gr. |
woven
from thin tread, taffeta like weave, transparant, thin silk. |
evening wear, scarves, shawls |
| crepe georgette |
21 gr. |
soft silk similar to crepe de chine. A little
thicker than chiffon. |
evening wear, scarves, shawls |
| crepe de chine |
50-75 gr. |
loosely woven fabric. |
dresses, blouses, scarves, shawls |
| Saten crepe |
53-55 gr. |
crepe like saten woven
fabric. Thick and very much spunned treads. Right side shiny and smooth
and wrong side matte. Soft fabric. |
dresses, blouses, and under garments |
| silk saten |
50-53 gr. |
Saten, is given name to a
group of material with saten weav. It is woven from spun tread. On
the right side it is very shiny and smooth. |
evening wear, jackets, scarves,
pillows, and under garments |
| habutai |
|
thin fabric from Japon |
evening wear, scarves |
| ponge |
#05
20-22
gr |
soft, smooth
and light silk. Taffeta like woven but lighter then taffeta. |
|
| #06
24-26
gr |
|
| #08
32-34
gr |
|
| #010
42-44 gr |
|
| #012
50-52 gr |
|
| #014
66-68 gr |
|
| tafta |
52-60 gr. |
thick and a little hard
silk. |
coctail and evening dresses, lining,
umbrella |
| twill |
42-45 gr. |
thick, shiny fabric.
Crosswise lines of weaving. |
dresses, jackets, shawls, ties, scarves,
lining, pillows |
| toual |
|
thin treadİnce iplikten
yumuşak dökümlü tafta dokuma |
dresses, blouses, shirts |
| plise |
|
from thin material,
permanently pleated |
dresses and skirts |
| Organza |
26 gr |
chiffon like taffeta weav,
used very thin tread. Naturally in time it becomes harder. |
blouses, dresses, home decor |
| Dupion |
80-110 gr. |
for this silk left over silk
worm cacoons are used. |
dresses and jackets |
| Tussor |
|
for tussor silk, the
silk worm is fed with the oak tree leaves. |
dresses, blouses, trousers, coats,
skirts, home decor |
| Honan |
|
Named after city Honan in
China. Taffeta like woven. Strong but thinner than shantuq. |
same as tussor silk |
| shantuq |
|
Named after city Shantuq in
China. Coarse, taffeta like woven silk. |
same as tussor silk |
| spun silk |
|
Spun silk is used for both
tread. |
dresses, blouses, shirts and home decor |