The micro-relief comes from a heat-shrink weft. The yarn contracts after weaving and pulls the surface into a fine crepe, a mechanical effect rather than a woven one, and it stays put. Light in the hand, silky to look at, and considerably stronger than either quality suggests.
28,000 Martindale, rated for heavy use, 331 g a metre, 130 cm wide. Twenty-two colourways, which makes it a working plain as much as a texture. Made in Italy.
