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
Additional Information
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.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996