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Silk is a continuous filament fibre consisting of fibroin protein secreted from two salivary glands in the head of each larva and a gum called sericin which cements the two filaments together. Silk must be reeled off the cocoon quickly before the pupa begins to rot and taint the thread with unpleasant smells. The cocoon is then softened in hot water to remove the sericin, which frees the silk filament ends for reeling or filature. Single filaments are drawn from cocoons in water bowls and combined to form yarn. This yarn is drawn under tension through several guides and eventually wound onto reels. The yarn is dried, packed according to quality and is now raw silk ready for marketing. The worn and withered body of what was intended to become the wondrous flying creature slips silently away.
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Léa Silk is an exclusive hand woven fabric widely acclaimed for its superior quality and lustrous colour. Léa, the Dutch artist and textile specialist who lends her name to the silk, applies her innovative designs to selected lengths of this unique fabric to effect beautiful one-off creations valued by international designers and worn by European and Asian Royalty.
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Silk linen has a nubby yarn in a plain weave. Weights range from light to heavy. It is different from Dupion in that the nubby runs both lengthwise and crosswise. The look of linen with the characteristics of linen.
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Silk curtains are available in a variety of styles and textures. You have innumerable choices for finding just the right curtains for your room. Silk curtains carry beautiful tone-on-tone embroidery in comparison to other satiny textures with just a hint of sheen. This gives satiny textures a gossamer feel and look. For ages, silk has been an indulgent and luxurious material teamed with connotations of wealth and affluence. Today’s designers like to play with them by incorporating the sensual material into understated settings of extreme style and flare.
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SYDNEY, Australia, May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Silk telecom, a recently formed strategic telecommunications provider, is building a new advanced optical network in Australia using innovative high capacity networking technology from Nortel(x) (NYSE/TSX: NT). The network supports a new range of high-speed managed services for Silk telecom's enterprise customers in regional Victoria and South Australia.
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Léa Silk is regularly featured in both local and international fashion shows and exhibitions. Léa Silk and Léa’s design applications to it have received numerous awards for outstanding quality in Asia, Europe and North America. The silk and design received the UNESCO AHPADA Seal of Excellence thirteen times.
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