Bayadere was an Indian silk fabric with a horizontal
stripe pattern.
Etymology
In Europe the term ''bayadere'' (from , from , literally ''dancer'') was occasionally used.
Structure and pattern
Bayadere was made using both
plain
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and
twill
Twill is a type of textile
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weaves. The fabric was either woven with weft stripes or
printed
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. The stripes were made with bright and strongly contrasting colors.
bayadere is a bayadere with a wavy pattern.
See also
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Sussi (cloth)
Sussi or susi (Soosey, Sousae) is a term for multicolored Stripe (pattern), striped or Check (pattern), checked cloth produced mainly in Sindh. Sussi is thin Loom, handloom fabric made of cotton, silk, or a blend of the two, with colored Warp and ...
References
Woven fabrics
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