Indeed, there is a traditional silk fabric called "chameleon" that is
three colors woven together. I haven't found much of it in modern
stuffs -- like almost everything else, it shows up as a designer
decorator fabric once in a while -- but i have entertained thoughts
of starting to weave it.
But this site has a daunting description of the requirements -- along
with a beautiful photograph:
http://www.cvmt.com/cameleonUS.htm
Apparently the modern, machine-woven stuff, has two colors in the
warp and a single color weft -- easiest for machine weaving -- but
the "real" stuff had a monochrome warp and two weft threads, which
were thrown from a double shuttle but rigorously kept side-by-side
and not allowed to cross. I wish there were a magnified version of
the photo so I could squint better at the weave.
The main site, http://www.cvmt.com/index.htm, is in French, but many
of the articles are translated into English. If my French serves me
correctly, the site may be closing soon -- if you are interested in
silk weaving, and especially if you can get around in French, it may
be worthwhile to purchase the CD of the site -- http://www.cvmt.com/
liste_cd2.htm.
They seem to be asking 15 Euros plus shipping for it. I have written
to ask if the English translations are part of the CD. If you can
read French, the 30 other CDs available from CVMT may also be of
interest:
http://www.cvmt.com/liste_cd.htm
Anyway, the chameleon silk is gorgeous.
Lauren M. Walker
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