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Taffeta (/[invalid input: 'icon']ˈtæf[invalid input: 'ɨ']tə/; archaically spelled taffety) is a crisp, smooth plain woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibres. The word is Persian in origin, and means "twisted woven." It is considered to be a "high end" fabric, suitable for use in ball gowns, wedding dresses, and in interiors for curtains or wallcovering. There are two distinct types of silk taffeta: yarn-dyed and piece-dyed. Piece-dyed taffeta is often used in linings and is quite soft. Yarn-dyed taffeta is much stiffer and is often used in evening dresses. Shot silk taffeta was one of the most sought-after forms of Byzantine silk, known in Latin as purpura.^[1]^{[failed verification]} Taffeta was then woven in Italy and France and until the 1950s in Japan. Today most raw silk taffeta is produced in India and Pakistan. Originally this was produced on handlooms, but since the 1990s, it has been produced on mechanical looms in the Bangalore area. From the 1970s until the 1990s, the Jiangsu province of China produced some fine silk taffetas. These fabrics were less flexible than those from Indian mills, which now dominate production. Other countries in Southeast Asia and the Middle East are weaving silk taffeta, but their products are not yet equal to the quality or competitiveness of those from India. The most deluxe taffetas are still woven in France, Italy, Russia, and the United Kingdom. This fabric is also widely used in the manufacture of corsets and corsetry: it yields a more starched-like type of cloth that holds its shape better.

On November 4, 1782, taffeta was used by Joseph Montgolfier of France to construct a small, cube-shaped balloon. This was the beginning of many experiments using taffeta balloons by the Montgolfier brothers, and led to the first known human flight in a lighter-than-air craft. Synthetic fibre forms of taffeta have been used to simulate the structure of blood vessels.^[2]

References

^ Dodwell, C.R.; Anglo-Saxon Art, A New Perspective, pp. 145-150, 1982, Manchester UP, ISBN 0-7190-0926-X (US edn. Cornell, 1985)
^ "Heat sealed dacron taffeta blood vessel replacement". Surg Gynecol Obstet. 105 (3): 370–4. 1957. PMID 13467673. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Dictionary of Textiles, Louis Harmuth. New York: Fairchild Publishing Company, 1915, p. 184 (reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, 2010, ISBN 978-1-161-77823-6)
Google Books edition of "Dictionary of Textiles"

[1] Dodwell, C.R.; Anglo-Saxon Art, A New Perspective, pp. 145-150, 1982, Manchester UP, ISBN 0-7190-0926-X (US edn. Cornell, 1985)

[2] "Heat sealed dacron taffeta blood vessel replacement". Surg Gynecol Obstet. 105 (3): 370–4. 1957. PMID 13467673. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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-'''Taffeta''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|t|æ|f|ɨ|t|ə}}; archaically spelled '''taffety''') is a crisp, smooth [[Plain weave|plain woven]] [[fabric]] made from [[silk]] or [[synthetic fibre]]s. The word is [[Persian language|Persian]] in origin, and means "twisted woven." It is considered to be a "high end" fabric, suitable for use in [[ball gown]]s, [[wedding dress]]es, and in interiors for [[curtain]]s or [[wallcovering]]. There are two distinct types of silk taffeta: yarn-[[dyed]] and piece-dyed.  Piece-dyed taffeta is often used in [[lining (sewing)|linings]] and is quite soft. Yarn-dyed taffeta is much stiffer and is often used in evening dresses.  [[Shot silk]] taffeta was one of the most sought-after forms of [[Byzantine silk]], known in Latin as ''purpura''.<ref>Dodwell, C.R.; ''Anglo-Saxon Art, A New Perspective'', pp. 145-150, 1982, Manchester UP, ISBN 0-7190-0926-X (US edn. Cornell, 1985)</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2010}} Taffeta was then woven in [[Italy]] and [[France]] and until the 1950s in [[Japan]]. Today most raw silk taffeta is produced in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]].  Originally this was produced on handlooms, but since the 1990s, it has been produced on mechanical [[loom]]s in the [[Bangalore]] area.  From the 1970s until the 1990s, the [[Jiangsu]] province of [[China]] produced some fine silk taffetas.  They were less flexible than the Indian mills that now dominate production. Other countries in [[Southeast Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] are weaving silk taffeta, but not yet either at the quality or competitiveness of India.  The most deluxe taffetas are still woven in France, Italy, [[Russia]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. This fabric is also widely used in the manufacture of corsets and corsetry, it gives a more starched type cloth which holds its shape better.
+'''Taffeta''' ({{IPAc-en|icon|ˈ|t|æ|f|ɨ|t|ə}}; archaically spelled '''taffety''') is a crisp, smooth [[Plain weave|plain woven]] [[fabric]] made from [[silk]] or [[synthetic fibre]]s. The word is [[Persian language|Persian]] in origin, and means "twisted woven." It is considered to be a "high end" fabric, suitable for use in [[ball gown]]s, [[wedding dress]]es, and in interiors for [[curtain]]s or [[wallcovering]]. There are two distinct types of silk taffeta: yarn-[[dyed]] and piece-dyed.  Piece-dyed taffeta is often used in [[lining (sewing)|linings]] and is quite soft. Yarn-dyed taffeta is much stiffer and is often used in evening dresses.  [[Shot silk]] taffeta was one of the most sought-after forms of [[Byzantine silk]], known in Latin as ''purpura''.<ref>Dodwell, C.R.; ''Anglo-Saxon Art, A New Perspective'', pp. 145-150, 1982, Manchester UP, ISBN 0-7190-0926-X (US edn. Cornell, 1985)</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2010}} Taffeta was then woven in [[Italy]] and [[France]] and until the 1950s in [[Japan]]. Today most raw silk taffeta is produced in [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. Originally this was produced on handlooms, but since the 1990s, it has been produced on mechanical [[loom]]s in the [[Bangalore]] area. From the 1970s until the 1990s, the [[Jiangsu]] province of [[China]] produced some fine silk taffetas. These fabrics were less flexible than those from Indian mills, which now dominate production. Other countries in [[Southeast Asia]] and the [[Middle East]] are weaving silk taffeta, but their products are not yet equal to the quality or competitiveness of those from India. The most deluxe taffetas are still woven in France, Italy, [[Russia]], and the [[United Kingdom]]. This fabric is also widely used in the manufacture of corsets and corsetry: it yields a more starched-like type of cloth that holds its shape better.
-On November 4, 1782, taffeta was used by [[Joseph Montgolfier]] of France to construct a small, cube-shaped [[balloon]].  This was the beginning of many experiments using taffeta balloons by the Montgolfier brothers, and led to the first known human flight in a lighter-than-air craft. Synthetic fibre forms of taffeta have been used to simulate the structure of blood vessels.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=13467673 | volume=105 | issue=3 | title=Heat sealed dacron taffeta blood vessel replacement | year=1957 | month=September | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | pages=370–4}}</ref>
+On November 4, 1782, taffeta was used by [[Joseph Montgolfier]] of France to construct a small, cube-shaped [[balloon]]. This was the beginning of many experiments using taffeta balloons by the Montgolfier brothers, and led to the first known human flight in a lighter-than-air craft. Synthetic fibre forms of taffeta have been used to simulate the structure of blood vessels.<ref>{{cite journal|pmid=13467673 | volume=105 | issue=3 | title=Heat sealed dacron taffeta blood vessel replacement | year=1957 | month=September | journal=Surg Gynecol Obstet | pages=370–4}}</ref>
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