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Origins of the Dupioni Silk Drape
There are times when the privacy of your own bedroom is the one opportunity to indulge yourself in a little luxury. The rest of your home is open to the friends and family who come by to visit, but your bedroom is the room most likely to be an expression o
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If you are looking to add something a little rare to accent your living room or bedroom then you needn’t look further than silk drapes. But not just any silk, you should consider the dupioni silk drape.
The dupioni silk drape has very interesting origins. The dupioni silk thread is made when two silk worms spin their cocoons so close to one another that they are like one. This only infrequently happens in the wild, but in silk farms where the space is more limited is happens more often. This type of silk thread is rougher, and somewhat irregular but that is the beauty of it. The dupioni thread has shading in it and sometimes very tiny black specks. These are never removed as they are seen as all part of the unusualness of the thread. Despite all this the thread is quite strong and has become very popular in many items.
The beauty of the dupioni silk drape, dupioni meaning double, is available in many brilliant colors or in its natural off white. This material is very sensitive to light and can be damaged easily if hung in bright sunshine. That means that your dupioni silk drape should have a lining to protect the material. Both the hot summer sun and the bright winter sun can do this kind of damage to the fabric.
Even though the dupioni silk drape has a rough texture this is all part of the charm of the material. Be careful to be certain to dry-clean the dupioni silk drape you hang so glamorously in your living room. Instructions will tell you its okay to wash it yourself if you really want to, but machine washed it will shrink a potential fourteen percent, that can be up to five inches per yard, and although it likely won’t shrink a second time, that can mean when you rehang your drapes they no longer fit. The dry cleaning costs are worth ensuing your drapes rehang with the same class and elegance as when you took them down.