Dupioni 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 effect, similar to but not as pronounced as shot silk taffeta. Dupioni can be
Blackout (fabric) is visible through the fabric side of the material. In addition to blocking light, blackout fabrics also insulate and have noise-dampening qualities, due to their density and opacity. There are many types of Blackout curtains as the list below shows. Mostly these blackout curtains are used more in the UK and Germany, but during the winter season, demand of Blackout Curtains reaches to 300% than the normal buying. And that too because of extreme weather, where the blackout curtains help in keeping the home warm. Types of Blackout Curtains are below Blackout (fabric) Blackout refers to a foam-backed, opaque fabric