Dupioni
PLAIN-WEAVE SILK FABRIC WITH AN IRREGULAR GRAIN FORMED BY JOINING AND INTERMINGLING FIBERS TWISTED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM TWO OR MORE SILKWORM COCOONS
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Dupioni (also referred to as douppioni or dupion) is a plain weave silk fabric, produced using fine yarn in the warp and uneven yarn reeled from two or more entangled cocoons in the weft. This creates tightly woven yardage with a highly-lustrous surface and a crisp handle.