Dupion or slub dupion: what’s the difference?
Same silk, same weight, almost the same width: it all comes down to the thread. How to recognise slub dupion, and which to choose for a dress, a jacket or curtains.
Dupion is a silk recognisable by the slubs spread irregularly along its length.
This 100% silk pine green dupion is often used for clothing, decoration and furnishings.
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Same silk, same weight, almost the same width: it all comes down to the thread. How to recognise slub dupion, and which to choose for a dress, a jacket or curtains.
g/ml tells you what the metre you buy weighs, g/m² what the fabric itself weighs. The formula, a table by width, and when to look at which.