Silk Dupion Charcoal

Silk Dupion Charcoal

Silk Dupion Charcoal (sometimes the spelling is ‘douppioni’ or ‘dupioni’), is a lustrous silk, usually brightly coloured and often woven from two different colours of threads, to give it a shot appearance.  A reversible fabric which is not particularly stretchy, but is relatively easy to sew with or onto. For Goldwork you will need a backing fabric such as  Poly Cotton or Calico 

Silk Dupion is the most widely known silk and is made in India. It is a medium weight silk. It has a slub that gives it a textured effect. The degree of texture does vary from colour to colour and if it is powerloom (smoother) or handloom (which is more textured)

Silk Dupion Charcoal, is a powerloom  but still has a few slubs. Charcoal is a dark silvery grey

Summary

• Beautiful Silk
• Easy to sew on to
• Ideal for Goldwork
• Available in 3 sizes – 1 Metre, Fat Quarter and 14 inches x 12 inches
• Width of bolt 54″
• Other colours available 

Fat Quarter is 50cm x half the width (of the bolt)

*Colour may differ to picture shown