Silk Textured Seersucker/ Hammered silk

Crincle silk fabrics

Art.0501 5.5mm 55" silk crincle striped ggt.

Art.10152(w) 5mm 45" & 55" silk crincle ggt. (also available in 8mm,10mm, 12mm)

Art.10152wl 5.5mm 55" silk lurex crincle ggt. (with golden, silver, transparent lurex)

Art.2757 6.5mm 55" silk crincle haulia gauze.

Art.2311 8mm 55" silk crincle striped satin ggt.

Art.2234 12mm 55" silk double layer crincle ggt.

Art.2129 12mm 55" silk/cotton crincle ggt.

Art.RN001 9.5mm 55" silk crincle satin.

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Seersucker is a thin fabric, normally in cotton, and nowadays also in silk, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindi, which originates from the Persian words "shir o shekar," meaning "milk and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its smooth and rough stripes to the smooth surface of milk and bumpy texture of sugar. Seersucker is woven in such a way that some threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled appearance in places. This feature causes the fabric to be mostly held away from the skin when worn, facilitating improved heat dissipation and air circulation. It also means that ironing is not necessary.

Common items of clothing made from seersucker include suits, shorts, shirts and robes. The most common colors for it are white and blue; however, it is produced in a wide variety of colors, usually alternating colored stripes and puckered white stripes slightly wider than pin stripes.

History 

Muslim traders traded the fabric throughout a wide area. During the British colonial period
seersucker was a popular material in Britain's warm weather colonies. When Seersucker was first introduced in the United States it was used for a broad array of clothing items. For suits the
material was considered a mainstay of the summer wardrobe of gentlemen, especially in the
South, who favored the light fabric in the high heat and humidity of the summer, especially prior to the arrival of air conditioning.

It was commonly used for nurses' uniforms in World War II.

The fabric was originally worn by the poor in the U.S. until undergraduate students, in an air of
reverse snobbery, began to wear the fabric. Damon Runyon wrote that his new habit for wearing
seersucker was "causing much confusion among my friends. They cannot decide whether I am
broke or just setting a new vogue."

Seersucker is comfortable and easily washed, and was the choice for the summer service
uniforms of the first female United States Marines. The decision was made by Captain Anne
A. Lentz, one of the first female officers selected to run the Marine Corps Women's Reserve
during the Second World War.

The US Senate holds a Seersucker Thursday in June, where the participants dress in traditionally Southern clothing.

Weaving process

Seersucker is made by slack-tension weave. The threads are wound onto the two warp beams in groups of 10 to 16 for a narrow stripe. The crinkle stripe may have slightly larger yarns to enhance the crinkle. The stripes are always in the warp direction and ongrain. Today, seersucker is produced by a limited number of manufacturers. It is a low-profit, high-cost item because of its slow weaving speed. Seersuckers are made in plain colors, stripes, plaids, checks (also known as gingham) and prints. Seersucker is used in curtains and summer suiting, dresses, and sportswear.