Our Product Quality
FABRIC QUALITY
Our luxury scarves are made from 100% natural fibres
The fabric weight is measured by grams per square metre g/m2 (gsm)
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Our 100% Silk twill 61 gsm.
The weave construction gives a wonderful drape and texture. This heavier weight has less colour saturation on the reverse side, giving an intentional two tone affect when worn.
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Our 100% Silk twill lightweight 43 gsm.
The weave construction gives a a wonderful drape and texture. The colour saturation is balanced on the face and reverse side of the scarf.
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Our 100% Silk satin in Ultra lightweight 43 gsm.
The weave construction gives a lustrous sheen to the face side and high colour saturation on the reverse side of the scarf.
Our 100% Cotton Vera in Ultra lightweight 42 gsm.
A delicate soft plain open weave with a degree of transparency.
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Our 100% Wool in lightweight 55 gsm.
A delicate tight weave with a degree of transparency and gives
a soft warm hand feel.
TYPES OF WEAVES
There are three fundamental types of textile weaves;
Twill, Plain and Satin
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Twill weave
Twill has a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs.The pattern is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads, then under two or more warp threads resulting in a 'step' between rows, thus creating a diagonal pattern.
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Satin weave
Satin has a pattern of 'floating' threads.The pattern is made made passing four or more weft threads floating over a warp yarn and four or more warp yarns floating over a weft yarn. Satin weave gives a lustrous glossy surface to the face side
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Plain weave
Plain or Tabby is a simple criss-cross pattern. The pattern is made by passing each weft thread over and under each warp thread, alternating with each row thus creating a plain
balanced pattern.
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At Alice Dean we only print what we need,
that means our products are produced in small quantities
to sell through to our customers.
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We do not hold unlimited stock nor discarded or discontinue products each season, thus not creating any unnecessary waste.
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We digitally print our fabrics which is one of the more eco-friendly print processes in the UK textile industry today.
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Printing direct to the fabric means less waste of surplus
inks and water.
The inks used by our printers are certified Azo dye-free.
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