damask
Sign in to savethumb|right|Italian silk polychrome damasks, 14th century Damask (; ) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave.
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- Subclass of
- woven fabric
- Named after
- Damascus
- Image
- Fragment of damask with marriage emblems MET DP152960.jpg
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- Damask
- fabrication method
- weaving
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- Damask in China
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- Damask and Nomads
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thumb|right|Italian silk polychrome damasks, 14th century Damask (; ) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave.
True damask is made entirely of silk. Over time, however, damask has become a broader term for woven fabrics with a reversible pattern, not just silks. Yarns now used to create damasks include silk, wool, linen, cotton, and synthetic fibers, but damask is best shown in cotton and linen.
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