Silk in a sentence

The actress wore a stunning silk gown with a sweetheart neckline made from more than 80ft of silk duchesse satin and 36ft of silk taffeta and included a 10ft detachable train.

The award-winning Silk Cream Cleanser, Silk Pillowcase and Silk Overnight Oil are stand out products which were highly commended by the Beauty Bible judging panel.

Headquartered and designed in the famous silk city of Como, Italy, the brand specializes in handmade artisanal silk ties, but offers a broad assortment of men’s accessories such as scarves, pocket squares, silk shirts and bathing suits.

Guangdong Silk-Tex Group is to establish a cocoon farm on an estimated 8,237 acres of land with the capacity to handle the entire silk value chain covering cocoon procurement, silk reeling, weaving and trading.

The major silk producers are China (54%) and India (14%). citation Other statistics: citation Cultivation Thai man spools silk Cocoon Silk moths lay eggs on specially prepared paper.

Formerly known for being a hub for the silk industry and accurately nicknamed 'Silk Town', Macclesfield attracts an affluent population and in 2022 was ranked as one of the happiest places in the UK in a survey by RightMove.

It was refreshing to see Gordon working without all the corsetry and crinolines, as on a drop waist silk sundress with bow straps, made from a mixed floral silk faille that was actually cut from the a fabric mill test swatch.

The coat was entirely embroidered with handmade silk flowers, and the gown was silk with crystal mesh Swarovski details.

While the potential use of silk in microelectronics has been known for some time, there were practical hurdles along the way — it was not possible to actually make the devices because the molecular structure of silk fibroin is disorderly.

However, apart from silk, several other products were also traded across the Silk Road, and it had in the course of the 2000 years become one of the most important means of connection between the East and the West.

The Giorgio Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Compact uses micro-silk technology to impart a luminous semi-matte finish that doesn’t settle into lines and, in turn, leaves the skin looking radiant and refined.

The simultaneous effects of severe drought stress on silk emergence can easily amplify the consequences of severe silk clipping.

All of this is done utilizing some seriously luxurious silk yarns, imported by Sanjo Silk, which is owned by the Studio’s owner, Diana Sanderson, and local long time weaver, Jo Skinner.

For the visually inclined, Creativity & Cocktails enters its fall series with Silk Hoops & Sips working with fabric dyes and silk material (Tuesday, September 10).

Giorgos Tsiakiris, the owner of Silk Tsiakiris manufacturing company, stands in front of a silk loom on Sept. 10, 2019.

Nasa Hataoka cards second-round 67, sits two strokes off lead at Pure Silk ChampionshipNasa Hataoka fired a second-round 67 to position herself two shots behind a trio of leaders at the midway point of the 72-hole Pure Silk Championship on Friday.

She used the new fabric Cupro, which is vegan silk and a by-product of cotton along with Mashru, Modal silk from Gujarat and handloom Chanderi in her creations.

Coming upon the medieval art gallery, Martin noticed a spot-lit Alexander McQueen for Givenchy evening ensemble: a black silk-taffeta jacket with fitted shoulders draped to the floor, with an extravaganza of white silk organza ruffles bursting beneath.

In particular, Wei focused on silk fibroin, a protein found in the silk fibers spun by spiders and moths known for its toughness and tensile strength.

The well-to-do wore silk stockings for bathing; the less affluent had new, if not silk, bathing hosiery; and the penny pinchers wore old darned cast-offs.