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Examples of shantung
shantung
Last month it was the silk shantung for a backyard ceremony in Woodbury, Conn.
From the washingtonpost.com
Jessica wore a black lace bolero jacket over her orange shantung silk dress.
From the omaha.com
The red polyester dress has the sheen of silk shantung and is sprinkled with beading.
From the kansas.com
The yellow shantung bustier minidress was worn with red Brian Atwood shoes.
From the cnn.com
The silk shantung gown had a tank top, dropped waist and jeweled belt.
From the delawareonline.com
Simple Silhouettes satin-faced shantung bridesmaid dress in emerald.
From the timesunion.com
She splurged on a $2,500 shantung silk Valentino jacket for the Republican National Convention.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Shimmering silk shantung draperies help to soften the windows and openings between the various dining rooms.
From the sfgate.com
For spring 2004, designer Anne Barge introduced silk-shantung gowns in sherbet shades of pink, lilac, green and blue.
From the time.com
- A heavy silk fabric with a rough surface (or a cotton imitation)
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- This medium-weight, refined, plain-weave fabric is characterized by a slubbed effect, similar to Dupioni silk, but with a more sophisticated and polished appearance.
- A silk fabric very similar to, but heavier than, pongee. Originally woven of wild silk in Santung, China, now often made with synthetics or mixtures. Also, a cotton fabric with an elongated slub filling yarn.
- A medium-weight, plain-weave fabric, characterized by a ribbed effect, resulting from slubbed yarns used in the warp or filling direction. End-uses include dresses and suits.
- Shantung is a woven fabric with a slightly nubby, uneven texture made from cotton, silk or synthetics. Often used for dressier clothing, shantung requires dry cleaning but is fairly stain-resistant.
- Sometimes called raw or natural silk, shantung is now regarded as a finish that can be applied to either silk or synthetic fibers. Though shantung is heavy and nubby in appearance, it is soft to the touch and drapes well.
- Is woven with crosswise slubs for subtle texture. With a semi-crisp hand, it is generally lighter-weight than its close relative dupioni.
- Wild (i.e., raw) spun silk with slubs, or lumps and nubs, on the surface of the fabric, making it look like someone yanked out chunks of the weave with a seam ripper or other sharp object. Has a linen or rough cottony feel and derives its name from the province in China, where it originated in 1882.
