What Kind Of Fabric Is Traditional Brocade

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Traditional Brocade
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What Kind Of Fabric Is Traditional Brocade

• The word brocade from the Persian language
  means matter, so they called the patterned lush
  silk, which came to India straight from the
  oriental masters. Brocade is a material woven
  from silk threads.
• The traditional brocade is very beautiful and has
  a rich color.
• As a rule, it is made of silk and is highly
  durable. Brocade can be single or multi-colored.
  Brocade is sewn using special machines. At the
  same time, both machine and manual work can be
  used for it.

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• Very beautiful and original products are obtained
  by hand-made brocade.
• Luxurious brocade, like silk, was first invented
  in China many centuries ago.
• At that time, heavy linen was created from
  natural silk and embroidered only with precious
  threads of pure gold.
• Only the imperial family could afford to wear
  clothes made of this material.
• To this day, traditional brocade is considered a
  bridal lehenga fabric for special occasions.

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• Brocade was an important symbol of the
  aristocracy and as a bridal lehenga fabric.
• Gradually, other commercial aspects of this
  enterprise were revealed brocade over time
  became an important source of funding for the
  military.
• The bridal lehenga fabric was actively exported
  to neighboring countries, which also gave impetus
  to technological development.

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Composition and properties of brocade material

• Traditional brocade is a patterned, dense silk
  fabric embroidered with precious threads of gold
  or silver.
• But gradually, more budgetary options appeared,
  when instead of a precious thread, they used
  metal fishing line, twisted around a thread of
  cotton, silk, or linen.
• In the past, this expensive fabric was made only
  by hand, using the highest quality silk raw
  materials. Already in India, they learned to make
  brocade on automated machines.

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