page_title: Damask
section_title: Modern usage
hierarchical_section_title: Damask / Modern usage
caption_attribution_description: English: Water droplet lying on a damask textile due to surface tension and low absorption of textile. Focus stacking: 24 shots, step 5; Raynox 250. Length of droplet around 6-7 mm. Deutsch: Wassertröpfchen, das auf einem Damastgewebe wegen der Oberflächenspannung und der niedrigen Absorption des Gewebes liegt. Fokus stapeln: 24 Schüsse, Schritt 5; Raynox 250. Tröpfchenlänge ca. 6-7 mm. This photograph was taken with a Panasonic Lumix DMC-G85/G80
context_page_description: Damask is a reversible figured fabric of silk, wool, linen, cotton, or synthetic fibers, with a pattern formed by weaving. Damasks are woven with one warp yarn and one weft yarn, usually with the pattern in warp-faced satin weave and the ground in weft-faced or sateen weave. Twill damasks include a twill-woven ground or pattern.
context_section_description: Modern damasks are woven on computerized Jacquard looms. Damask weaves are commonly produced in monochromatic (single-colour) weaves in silk, linen, or synthetic fibres such as rayon and feature patterns of flowers, fruit, and other designs. The long floats of satin-woven warp and weft threads cause soft highlights on the fabric which reflect light differently according to the position of the observer. Damask weaves appear most commonly in table linens and furnishing fabrics, but they are also used for clothing. The damask weave is used extensively throughout the fashion industry due to its versatility and high-quality finish. Damask is usually used for mid-to-high-quality garments, meaning the label tends to have a higher definition and a more “expensive” look.
caption: Damask as a tablecloth. Water droplet is lying on the surface due to low absorption of damask.
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