Dusty Blue & Tan Double Faced Silk
Chinese, India, Persian, English & French “taffety” or taffeta, such as this Dusty Blue & Tan Double Faced Silk, were commonly advertised in the 18th and 19th centuries. Woven plain, they were made in a variety of colors, some changeable, some “chine” or warp printed, some with stripes, checks and patterns. After the American Revolution, great quantities of silk came to the colonies directly from China, including taffetas, satins and lustrings. Simple patterns, such as stripes or checks could be woven, and extra float yarns introduced to create patterns as simple as dots, and as elaborate as flowers, vines and lace motifs. All social levels wore silk, including the lower sorts who found silk in the secondhand market.
- This Dusty Blue & Tan Double Faced Silk is very lightweight, and is reminiscent of Tudor and earlier period silks.
- Suitable for ladies' gowns, petticoats, jackets, mantles, pelisses, men's banyans and wrapping gowns, suits, waistcoats, linings and accessories.
- 100% Silk, 44 inches wide.
