Noil
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Noil refers to the short fibers that are removed during the combing process in spinning. These fibers are often then used for other purposes.
Hand-dyed silk noil
Hermann Sondermann Familie mit Frau am Spinnrad detail
Meisen
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Meisen is a type of silk fabric traditionally produced in Japan; it is durable, hard-faced, and somewhat stiff, with a slight sheen, and slubbiness is deliberately emphasised. Meisen was first produce
Meisen cloth, probably 1950s
Kimono, stencil-printed warp, with a notably Arts and Crafts lattice-and-rose motif, 1912 to 1926
Kimono, stencil printed on warp and weft