Soft silk

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Description

A highly processed silk fiber that contains less than 5% sericin. Soft silk is usually weighted prior to dyeing.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cuite; pure silk; boile-off silk; degummed silk

Resources and Citations

  • M.Brooks, S.O'Conner, J.McDonnell "The Application of Low-energy X-radiography in the Examination and Investigation of Degraded Historic Silk Textiles" ICOM Preprints, Edinburgh, Vol. II, p.670-79, 1996.
  • Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996

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