Europeana Fashion — National Museum of World Cultures Foundation
Silk shoulder cloth with pattern of woven gold and silver thread
Unknown artist
The warp thread of this fabric is of purple silk, the weft of green silk, this gives a changeant effect. \During the weaving, a gold or silver thread is added between two weft threads, thus forming the pattern. This technique is called 'supplementary weft'.
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