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Product code 103-15-0005
This luxurious silk fabric is inspired by a 13th-century Syrian silk textile. It is perfect for sewing authentic historical costumes, luxurious interior accessories, or as an elegant and timeless fashion piece.
Read more| Shade: | light green |
| Style: | Islamic |
| Period: | 12th–13th centuries |
| Pattern: |
fox jacquard |
| Material: | 100% silk |
| Width (cm): | 138.5 cm |
| Width (inches): | 55 ″ |
| Weight (mm): | 33 mm |
| Weight (gsm): | 144 gsm |
| Weight (oz): | 4.2 oz |
| Drape: | slightly supple |
| Minimum order: | 0.2 m |
| Care: | |
| Brand: | Sartor Bohemia |
| Availability: | limited edition |
| Manufacturer / Supplier |
Importer to the EU SARTOR BOHEMIA s.r.o. Cukrovarnicka 67, 16200 Prague, Czech republic info@sartorbohemia.com Sartor Bohemia |
in stock 41.8 m
This luxurious silk fabric is inspired by a 13th-century Syrian silk textile.
The original textile was produced in Ayyubid sultanate which in 12th and 13th century covered areas of Middle East such as Syria, Palestine and even west Egypt. It is assumed that the textile was made in Syria because of the technology of weaving and pattern both typical for earlier production of eastern Iran whose weavers migrated to Syria to flee the Mongols.
The intricate pattern features paired griffins, foxes, and birds arranged among vine scrolls and palmette trees. The elegant and threatening fox is quite a rare motif which makes this textile quite unique.
Several collections, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, preserve fragments of the same textile, perhaps part of a tunic.
This pattern reconstruction is the intellectual property of SARTOR BOHEMIA.
Like brocade, samite is a fabric where the pattern is woven in. The technique has been known since the Middle Ages. Samite uses a twill weave, which makes it very sturdy. Our reproduction is of pure silk with a thicker silk thread that gives it a slightly pebbly surface. It is supple, with a soft hand, and breathes well.
Reproductions of period fabrics such as this are perfect for sewing historical costumes and also bring something special to modern interiors or contemporary fashions.
Under samite we recommend a lining of a natural material such as silk or fine linen.
We recommend dry cleaning this fabric at a reliable dry cleaner. In our tests how to wash silk this fabric stood up to gentle hand washing. If you risk hand washing, use lukewarm water and a delicate detergent for woolens; do not wring or squeeze dry; block dry on a flat surface. Dry iron on the back on the lowest setting.
Rarely! We produce reproductions of historical fabrics as limited editions. We want to guarantee a certain authenticity to all owners of historical costumes and decorations. We recommend that you buy these fabrics while they are in stock, as this is the only way to secure them for your project aside from custom ordering.
Limited editions are fabrics of exceptional quality or patterns that have been designed and produced exclusively under the Sartor brand. As a rule, they do not repeat and are therefore only available while supplies last. Don't miss your chance to own a true original.
Of course! Historical patterns are characterized by high-quality aesthetic workmanship with an emphasis on elegance and harmony, which make them timeless works of art. They are suitable for modern interiors, where they bring an element of originality (try a picture, a pillow). In fashion, they excel in simple, even minimalist, garments, handbags and other accessories.
Most of our fabrics are one-time offers that last until they are sold out. However, some more popular items are always restocked or can be ordered on request. As a rule, this applies to notions, where the selection is pretty consistent, but may also include some types of fabric. Look at the product's availability value – it shows whether the goods are available while supplies last, in the core inventory or in a seasonal collection.
The goods in the seasonal collection come directly from our verified manufacturers. We change up the colors on offer from season to season but fabric quality is always constant. For large (wholesale) orders, colors that have been sold out can be reordered individually.
The minimum fabric order is a length of 20 cm.
No. We only accept retail orders through the e-shop. This eliminates situations where someone else orders the last of an item while your order is still sitting in our inbox or lies jotted on a bit of paper by the phone. By purchasing online, you are putting an immediate hold on the product. Of course, you can always call or write to us if you need help making your selection.
Yes. We ship worldwide. The price of shipping is automatically calculated at checkout before payment after you select the country of delivery and the preferred carrier. If you do not find your country in the dropdown list, please contact us. You will find a rough overview of shipping costs in our shipping and payment terms.
The estimated delivery date with your selected carrier can be seen before payment is made at checkout. It is calculated as the time for processing and packing your order plus the time it takes the selected carrier to deliver to a specific destination – this can be from 2 days for delivery within the Czech Republic to a week for delivery outside the EU. Expect longer delivery times during big sales and holidays.
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