Silk Roads Yellow Rose

All our velvet panne scarves are produced in very small series and they are all hand painted, so each piece is unique. IF THE COLOR IS NOT SPECIFIED in the product name, it is advisable to contact us before ordering, we can send you photos of the colors available at the moment.

This original motif was created in Lyon, on the occasion of the 9th Dance Biennale in the year 2000. Throughout a silk thread, different cultures are evoked before being embodied in a Haute Couture dress in Lyon. Chosen as the theme of the biennale, the Silk Roads were an opportunity to discover an Asian continent where dance maintains an intense relationship with religion, spirituality, and philosophy. An ancient network of trade routes between Asia and Europe, linking the city of Chang'an (now Xi'an) in China to the city of Lyon from the ^16th century, the Silk Roads have fascinated the Western world. They are not only the journeys of men but also precious objects along several land and sea routes, motivated by trade, an eternal link between civilizations.

MANUFACTURING

Two parallel sheets of silk muslin are connected by a viscose (wood cellulose) warp fed by 1064 bobbins.

Velvet is created by razor-cutting the viscose threads and separating the two layers of silk muslin. The incomparable moiré or shine is obtained by pannage of the velvet which is laid down and brushed with a steam roller. These first steps are carried out in our weaving workshops in the Loire.

After weaving, shaving and pannage, the two-tone piece (black muslin background and white viscose pattern), which measures on average 30 meters (which makes it possible to obtain around twenty shawls) arrives in our finishing workshop on rue Romarin in Lyon, to be colored. The coloring of the white velvet is done in an artisanal way by hand and with a brush, which means that each piece is unique.

Last operation: fixing the colors. This is obtained by steaming, which guarantees the definitive permanence of the shade.

It is in the sewing workshop near Lyon that this marvelous, long and precise work is completed by creating a satin stitch finish.