I think our dupioni has more sizing or something,
cause when I buy it is hangs pretty stiffly similar to
taffeta (but definitely not the same), but when washed
and pressed it goes limp like nothing.
And taffeta has a nasty chemical smell when washed,
and the wrinkles in taffeta never goes away (yeah, I
washed it once) even with lots of high steam, but
becomes fairly crisp upon drying.
I prefer shantung over dupioni, but dupioni is so much
easier to find in lots of colors, including metallics.
Shantung does seem to be a nicer, finer silk to work
with. I also like taffeta, but not so happy with how
to work with it. I like working with washed silks that
don't stink.
Kimiko
--- Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This may well be so in the U.S. but, like Bjarne, I
> have always
> understood shantung to be the finer fabric. In
> England, most dupion
> is not stiff like taffeta, but more inclined to be
> floppy. Shantung
> is a fabric used for shirts, blouses etc., like a
> finer dupion. They
> do both ravel like mad though.
>
> Like I say, that is what I understand to be the U.K.
> comparisons.
>
> Suzi
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