It has been a long time since we sent out a newsletter, so I thought I would sit down and write a few words, and send you this link: New and rewoven Silks for August As time allows we will send out more newsletters...
Adamley a traditional silk printer from Macclesfield, England, that we have used for many years is working with us to print many designs from their archives which date back around 300 years and include the classic David Evans designs.
After 20 years of printing silks with Adamley using different weights of twill silk we have found that their "50 oz" twill silk has the most beautiful drape and texture and we are using it for all of our new silk designs. The term "50 oz" silk is one occasionally seen on the internet and many years ago had a practical meaning: The weight of silk with a length of 7 yards and a width of 36 inches. Currently it is a marketing term which describes the heaviest and most luxurious printed silks.
A recent email from a customer who loves texture:
"Hi David,
We’re in Edinburgh for an accidental weekend (supposed to be up in the Hebrides, but the Scottish fog decided to have an opinion about that). I’m very excited about these textures, too! I’m only packing linen for the summer; I don’t want to worry about wrinkles and creases. And these ties will be perfect (they look good a bit wrinkled for travel - unlike tweed, flannel, wool or cashmere) to ensure that I don’t end up looking like Burton in Night of the Iguana :)
Ben"
Grenadine Update:
We have always had a solid purple Grenadine Grossa GGT-34 but now we have a Grenadine Fina version GFT-34
Another interesting Grenadine note is that Fermo Fossati (weaver of our Grenadine Grossa and Fina) has bought Bianchi (the weaver of our Promoteo and Piccola Grenadines). These two silk mills are located in the Como area of northern Italy and are the only weavers of Grenadine in the world. They use old looms which weave very slowly and are unlikely to ever be duplicated.