Difference between revisions of "Oiled silk"
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| − | A thin, silk fabric that has been impregnated with a [ | + | A thin, silk fabric that has been impregnated with a [[drying%20oil|drying oil]]. The oil dries producing a semitransparent, waterproof fabric that is very pliable. Oiled silk has been replaced in recent years with less expensive plastic coated fabrics. |
== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
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Description
A thin, silk fabric that has been impregnated with a Drying oil. The oil dries producing a semitransparent, waterproof fabric that is very pliable. Oiled silk has been replaced in recent years with less expensive plastic coated fabrics.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 558
- Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985