Dupioni generations. The major demands of the Indian wedding industry are met by this city. Dupioni Dupioni (also referred to as Douppioni or Dupion) is a plain weave crisp type of silk fabric, produced by using fine thread in the warp and uneven thread reeled from two or more entangled cocoons in the weft. This creates tightly-woven yardage with a highly-lustrous surface. It is similar to shantung, but slightly thicker, heavier, and with a greater slub (cross-wise irregularity) count. Dupioni is often woven with differing colors of threads scattered through the warp and weft. This technique gives the fabric an iridescent
Lamé (fabric) evening and dress wear and in theatrical and dance costumes. It is a favourite material in futuristic costumes and spacesuits for science fiction television and films. Lamé is also used for its conductive properties in the sport of fencing to make the overjackets (called lamés) that allow touches to be scored. Lamé (fabric) Lamé ( ) is a type of fabric woven or knit with thin ribbons of metallic fiber, as opposed to "guipé", where the ribbons are wrapped around a fibre yarn. It is usually gold or silver in color; sometimes copper lamé is seen. Lamé comes in different