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Luxurious silk lamp shades of the very finest quality handcrafted of genuine shantung silk, classical linens and other fine lovely fabrics with plush soft sewn in sateen fabric linings.
Silk lamp shades and luxury lampshades come in a wide range of interesting shapes in sizes to compliment any lamp.
What Are Silk Lamp Shades ?
Genuine silk lamp shades are handcrafted by covering a heavy gauge steel shade frame with woven silk fabric.
Silk lamp shade fibers are spun from the cocoon of silk worm caterpillars that only live on mulberry trees.
Silk is a natural protein fiber called fibroin, a protein secreted by the Bombyx mori larvae to make their cocoons.
Harvesting silk is labor intensive and expensive.
Silk fibers must wound up tightly to withstand the weaving process to create silk lamp shade fabric.
Cultivation of silk originated in China as early as 3600 BC.
Under some lighting, silk produces a optical effect due to the triangular structure of silk fibers.
Silk fibers reflect light at various angles creating a subtle hue that makes silk so desirable.
Silk lamp shades are handcrafted with a luxurious soft sewn in fabric lining.
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