Archive for December, 2009

How to create silk painting

Silk painting, as an art deco design on silk, needs a very precious way to create it. Among those, developing the use of stencils with silk paints and Art Deco designs have proved to be an excellent way of using this technique. The stencil was cut with alternating segments of the [...]

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Introduction of silk painting

As a traditional culture of world, Chinese silk paintings have been more and more valuable. Its precious workmanship and vivid performance make it to be the treasure of the collector.
Today painting on silk is an extremely popular art form but it is almost as old as the discovery of silk [...]

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legends for the silk

Although the producing process of the silk has spread abroad, China is still the only country who can produce the best silk bed sheets, therefore, many famous and romantic legend comes with the mysterious silk comforters Chinese.
At one point in history, the Chinese authorities were so adamant about protecting their secret [...]

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Amazing silk facts V

If you bleach a dark colored silk fabric such as a sheet that is burgundy it won’t turn pink. It will turn yellow. Bleach destroys the silk fabric and turns it an ugly yellow color that I don’t think any decorator will ever find trendy or fashionable.
Silk filled duvet is [...]

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Amazing silk facts IV

We have ever introduced some of the benefits that the luxious silk linen could bring you. Actually, that is just a small part. Sleeping on a silk pillowcase is said to cause a delay in a person getting wrinkles because of the essential amino acids in silk bedding.
The essential amino acids [...]

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Amazing silk facts III

The tiny silkworm as you know, however, you may not imagine that they could make great noise when cultivate the silk sheets. If you visited a silkworm producing facility and entered a room where the silkworms were being raised, it would sound like there was heavy rain falling on the roof. But [...]

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Amazing silk facts II

The moth is a surprising insect. The finest silk bed sheet comes from the silkworms produced by the Bombyx mori moth. The moth cannot fly nor can it see. Its only job is to lay eggs. One moth will lay approximately 500 eggs over a 4-6 day period. Soon after that the [...]

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Amazing silk facts I

We have essentially know about the silk producing process, and how to inspect the high quality silk bedding sheets, and I am sure you must have not heard any other amazing facts about the silk, share them with you!
A silkworm multiplies it weight 10,000 times from time it is hatched until [...]

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Silk term glossary V

Silk Velvet – pure silk velvet is very expensive (close to $1,000 a yard) and not widely available. Most silk velvet today is a blend of silk and rayon.
Satin – a confusing term at best. Technically “satin” refers to the weave of a fabric and not to the fabric itself. But satin [...]

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Silk term glossary IV

Duppoini Silk – it is fairly coarse to the touch but is strong and lustrous. Its coarseness does not make a good choice for silk sheets but it’s interesting texture makes it a popular choice for duvet covers and draperies.
Habotai Silk - also called china silk. It is a lower quality silk [...]

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