Range of Silk Fabrics
Choose from natural silk and silk style fabrics for your craft or dressmaking project.
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Silk Impression (poly)
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Max Print:
1.39m
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Weight:
41gsm
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Roll Width:
1.41m
Woven real silk alternative. Shiny, shimmery poly face, semi-transparent. Soft and cool against the skin. Clothing, linings, garments.
Composition:100% polyester
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Real 100% Silk Georgette
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Max Print:
1.33m
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Weight:
50gsm
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Roll Width:
1.35m
Light weight, soft and non-stretch with a matte finish. Made from 100% natural silk. Available in high quality reactive printing with wider colour depth and higher wash allowance.
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 6% Warp: 9%
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Silk Sensation (poly)
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Max Print:
1.4m
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Weight:
90gsm
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Roll Width:
1.42m
Silk alternative. Solid, plain closed weave. Shiny face, matt reverse. Slight amount of stretch. Nice drape. Bedding, furnishings.
Composition:100% Polyester
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Real 100% Silk Satin
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Max Print:
1.36m
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Weight:
85gsm
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Roll Width:
1.38m
Durable, smooth, shiny, flowing drape. 85gsm. Natural sheen to face, matt reverse. Scarves, garments, interiors, accessories. Available in high quality reactive printing with wider colour depth and higher wash allowance.
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 4% Warp: 2%
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Wool Silk Blend Plain Weave
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Max Print:
1.4m
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Weight:
113gsm
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Roll Width:
1.42m
70% wool, 30% silk. Woven in Italy and finished in England. Light cream base colour, open plain weave. An airy, light, flowing, soft yet strong quality, Suitable for scarves and fashion. Super bright colours and deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry.
Composition:70% wool 30% silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 3.5%
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Real 100% Silk Crepe de Chine
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Max Print:
1.37m
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Weight:
60gsm
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Roll Width:
1.39m
100% pure Silk.16mm or 60gsm. Off white base colour with a sparkle. Soft lightweight fine quality, with a crepe finish and light ribs in the weft. Airy, light, flowing, soft yet strong.
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 5% Warp: 9%
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Crystal Voile Cotton Silk
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Max Print:
1.33m
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Weight:
40gsm
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Roll Width:
1.35m
70% cotton 30% silk lightweight woven voile. Print shows through 90% to reverse. Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry.
Composition:70% cotton 30% silk
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 2% Warp: 1%
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Real 100% Light Silk Satin
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Max Print:
1.36m
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Weight:
50gsm
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Roll Width:
1.38m
Real Silk Satin 50gsm. 12 Momme lighter weight. Shiny face, luxury handle, beautiful drape. Soft, strong colours, good detail. Uses: light scarves and accessories, fine detailing. Super bright colours & deep blacks using reactive ink chemistry
Expected Shrinkage = Weft: 1.5% Warp: 1%
Care instructions
Wash at 30°C, low tumble dry heat, hang to dry, do not wring, low heat iron.
Real silk printing
To start this digital silk printing process click Start above, upload your art design or photo and enter the dimensions, and select silk type. It's that simple. We have tools for tile or repeat available, and rulers and controls for you to make sure you get exactly the right custom silk print you need whether it's a single small panel for your print on silk scarves or your design printed on a few metres of silk.
Please note: these gorgeous silk fabrics are 100% natural, so no chemicals have been used on the fibres and you will get rich intense colours due to our specialist printing method. If in doubt, we always suggest ordering a fabric sample or swatch pack before ordering, to see how colours come out on real silk and what the material feels like. With Silk Georgette fabric you should expect a fabric shrinkage of approximately 6% on the weft, and 10% on the warp. Due to the print process, large areas of solid colour may show minor blemishes or discolouration. This is to be expected and we would advise avoiding large solid blocks of colour if possible.
Silk Hemming Option For Silk Prints
We have garment production in our facility, so we added the silk hemming option to our print on silk services, especially for people who want to print on silk scarves. For most textile designers or students, digitally printed scarves are quite a common way to start out with getting designs noticed, and they use us for silk digital fabric printing services. We understand the difficulty of hemming the edges of light, slippery fabrics like silks, and how important it is to get the perfect finish. Therefore we added a silk hemming option since we have these skills in-house. Now you can print your own silk scarves and get them hemmed with us for a little extra. We have a total cut and sew operation here at Contrado the home of Bags of Love. We can add a hem to the exact dimensions you order your silk prints at. We create a small one fold hem that typically uses 5mm of material If you order 100x100cm expect your finished silk fabric to be approx. 99x99cm (after hem and shrinkage). We have black or white thread set up and you choose the best match. On our silk and other light woven fabrics, one hemmed edge will be straight (vertically down the roll) and the other will be slightly rippled due to the silk grain.
Edge Finishing Options:
- As it comes. We roughly cut around your image, leaving a simple scissor cut (perhaps uneven white fabric border).
- Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print.
- Cut on the line. We neatly and precisely cut on the edge of your image.
A Myriad Of Applications
Digital printing on silk fabric is perfect for making your own size print on silk scarf and wraps, silk ties, luxury garments, lingerie, dresses, and accessories. Fashion designers use it for a wide range of creative and unique ideas. We are experts at making your designs come to life on the highest grade silk with the greatest vibrancy of colour. Couture designers, silk tie makers, bridal and lingerie makers use our custom printed silk. Occasionally film and theatre productions use our services for scene or dressmaking, especially period work. Interior designers also use our digitally printed silk product for specific requirements in fine detailing and luxury finishes. Other crafters and makers use us to print photos on silk for top end quilting as a photo silk print is outstanding when patched into a quilt. Our digital prints on silk provide a wide range of applications and our fast service and support will benefit your project.
Silk Grain Direction
Please note that the grain of the fabric can result in a slightly wavy edge, apparent on 2 sides of the hemmed fabric. This is due to the natural softness of the silk, possible shrinking and the weft. It may also be the case that the weave may be irregular and this is a characteristic of the silk fibre and production process. It is worth noting that digital silk designs that have solid straight lines close to edges may suffer distortion, so we advise keeping the design 'lines' if any, a few centimetres from the edges or better still design these risks out.
TIP: The Silk Georgette fabric is an amazing and very delicate stretchy fabric, slightly wavy hems are to be expected. Due to the delicate nature and soft handle of the real silks, the edges can be wavy after hemming, especially on the Georgette. We print silk on one side, and whilst there is complete show through on the Georgette silk, the satin has limited show through (20%) and in essence one side looks unprinted. You can be assured of intense, rich colours.
Care of your printed silk: Treat this beautiful material well and it will stay silky and bright for year after year. We recommend dry cleaning only. Wet washing will damage the natural silk textile and print. Treat carefully, as it is a delicate material that can pull if caught.
Discount
For more information regarding a wholesale discount on silk printing, please feel free to get in contact with our lovely customer service team.