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Soprarizzo Velvet

Weaving
Europe

Soprarizzo velvet, also known as “soprariccio” or cesellato velvet, is a handwoven, opulent jacquard velvet from Italy characterised by its combination of cut and uncut pile. It is one of the most precious velvets in manual production. It’s woven with silk thread on original 18th-century looms and requires a complex manufacturing process combining cut and […]

Kente

Weaving

Kente is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan tribe in Ghana.