Bourette is a shoddy

silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the ...

fabric with bumps often blended with other

yarn Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, used in sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, ropemaking, and the production of textiles. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manu ...

s made of Bourette fibers. The name " Bourette" is from its constituting

fiber Fiber or fibre (from la, fibra, links=no) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorpora ...

. It has a rough surface incorporating multicolored threads and knots of spun silk. The fabric is made with silk bourette and

wool Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool. ...

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...

yarn. Bourette is a lightweight single cloth with a rough, knotty, and uneven surface.

Silk waste

Silk waste has many copious names wherein Floss is a general name for silk waste. Other names are 'Schappe' or 'echappe.' "Schapping" is a step of

silk production Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, ''Bombyx mori'' (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studie ...

of fermentation at low temperature for softening the gum. Schappe is one of the made products from Silk waste/Floss.

Bourette and Florette

Silk waste consists of two types, Bourette and Florette. The bourette fibers are short in length compared to the 'Florette', which are long silk fibers, suitable for products such as combed or worsted materials.

Construction

Bourette yarn

Bourette yarn is a coarse, irregular slubbed yarn type made of

silk waste Silk waste includes all kinds of raw silk which may be unwindable, and therefore unsuited to the throwing process. Before the introduction of machinery applicable to the spinning of silk waste, the refuse from cocoon reeling, and also from silk w ...

fiber created during silk processing.

Weave

The fabric is a

plain weave Plain weave (also called tabby weave, linen weave or taffeta weave) is the most basic of three fundamental types of textile weaves (along with satin weave and twill). It is strong and hard-wearing, and is used for fashion and furnishing fabric ...

fabric but also possible with

twill weave Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves along with plain weave and satin. It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads then under ...

. The

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is made with wool or other types of yarns, and the weft is bourette. The yarn slubs provide a unique texture with small fancy colored lumps, scattered throughout.

Uses

Bourette was used for

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, and furnishing material.

References

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