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Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label silk. Show all posts
Tuesday, 9 April 2024

Is Tussar Silk Inferior to Mulberry Silk ?

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In a paper entitled  "Study of property and structural variants of mulberry and Tussar silk filaments" by professor Mohan Gulrajan...

Can Silk be Machine Washed

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At least a study suggests so.  A paper titled " Study of property and structural variants of mulberry and Tussar silk filaments" b...
Sunday, 21 December 2014

Difference Among Pure Silk, Blended Silk and Part Silk Fabrics

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As per BIS (Bureau of Indian Standard) the following definitions will apply. Please note that composition of only ground fabric or base fab...
Monday, 8 December 2014

What is Scroop Finish

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Scroop is a term used commonly as a finish with synthetic fibers and silk.  In case of silk scroop is the crunchy feel as well as rust...
Saturday, 22 November 2014

Champa Silk

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http://www.exportersindia.com/kosasilkkhadi/tassar-gheecha-saree-varanasi-india-270805.htm Origin Champa, Chhatisgarh, India F...
Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Dyeing of Silk with Acid Dyes

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This is as per a brochure from CSTRI ( Central Silk Board) Receipe M:L- 1:30 Dye- X% on the weight of the material Glauber Salt- 10% ...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012

Bleaching and Optical Brightening of Silk

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This is as per a brochure from CSTRI ( Central Silk Board) Bleaching Receipe M:L- 1:30 Soda Ash- 0.5 GPL or 1% on the weight of the ma...
Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Degumming of Silk

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This is as per a brochure from CSTRI ( Central Silk Board) Receipe M:L- 1:30 Soap- 5 GPL or 15% on the weight of the material. Soda A...
Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Dyeing of Silk with Reactive Dyes

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This is as per a brochure from CSTRI ( Central Silk Board Bangalore) Receipe M:L- 1:30 Dye: X% on the weight of material. Glauber Sal...
Sunday, 25 December 2011

FAQ about Silk Manufacturing

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What is Raw Silk as termed commonly When we talk about raw silk, we generally are talking about mulberry raw silk. It is the compact untw...
Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Comparing Silk Fabrics from China and India

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The following are the major differences between Silk Fabrics made from China and India. 1.    The raw silk produced by Chinese producers ...
Tuesday, 22 November 2011

A Layman's Review of Silk

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What is Silk Silk is a continuous protein filament secreted by specific types of caterpillars commonly known as silkworms. It is the most l...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Common Parameters measured in Silk Yarn

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Common Parameters measured in a Silk Yarn: An Example Direction of Twist: S Average Twists Per Metre: 691.4 Turns C.V.Twist: 3.09 % Per...
Thursday, 2 September 2010

More about Silkworms and Silk fiber- Mulberry, Muga, Tasar and Eri

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Silkworm belong to the order Lepidoptera . They belong to family of Bombycidae and Saturniidae . Under Bomycidae, we have Bombyx Mori or c...
Monday, 1 February 2010

Chemical Identification of Silk

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Please see the following link for details on chemical identification of silk. Now that you've finished reading this post, what are you...
Sunday, 31 January 2010

Weighting of Silk

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Weighting of Silk Silk is sold by weight. By means of weighting the manufacturer can increase the weight of silk by 3 to 4 times. The weigh...
Sunday, 22 November 2009

Identification of Natural Fibers by Burning Test

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Identification of Natural Fibers by Burning Test Cotton When cotton is brought near the flame it scorches and ignites readily. In the...
Thursday, 9 July 2009

Care of Silk Fabric

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Silk should be dry-cleaned, in most of the cases. Whenever in doubt, dryclean it. It should not be machine washed at all. Silk Shrinks when ...
Sunday, 17 May 2009

Some Online Resources in Silk

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These two websites - one of which is a commercial exporter's and the other is about hand painted silk , provide some valuable informa...