Siamoise
Various woven fabrics primarily made with cotton and linen
Siamoise is a term for various woven fabric varieties, usually cotton and linen blends, with patterns such as checks and stripes. Siamoise was so named because it imitated clothing worn by 17th century Siamese ambassadors.
01History
02Modifications
Initially, the fabric was a combination of silk and cotton, and the silk warp weakened the material. Replacing the silk with linen produced a stronger fabric that was highly successful.
03Further additions
Since then, Siamoise has undergone many additions such as linen and cotton patterns, varied stripes, and checks and blends of different fibers such as silk and wool.
04Influences
The Siamese Embassy to France in 1686 had brought to the Court samples of multicolor Thai Ikat textiles. These were enthusiastically adopted by the French nobility to become Toiles flammées or Siamoises de Rouen, often with checkered blue-and-white designs. After the French Revolution and its dislike for foreign luxury, the textiles were named "Toiles des Charentes" or cottons of Provence.
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Recueil des modes de la cour de France, 'Femme de Qualite en Deshabille Detoffe Siamoise' LACMA M.2002.57.56.jpg by Jean Dieu de Saint-Jean, Public domain
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