Pure silks for authentic historical costuming for dresses
Historically, to dress in silk was the exclusive privilege of the wealthy and powerful. We carry authentic silks for historical costuming for creating medieval and Renaissance costumes, Baroque clothing, Victorian dress, and fantasy costumes. We can help you located the fabric you need, whether it’s patterned damask for a Renaissance costume, a Baroque or Rococo brocade, silk taffeta or dupioni for a Victorian gown, or something else entirely. Silk has been a major presence in European high fashion since the early Middle Ages. For example, already the Vikings wore heavy silks with a plain, twill, or diamond weave that they brought back from exotic lands.
Sort by: Recommended: Products are listed by popularity in descending order. Out of stock products are listed at the end. In this section, some items are set to be placed at specific positions.
Silk chiffon, pale yellow
28,00 £/m
in stock 20.3 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 135 cm
Weight (gsm): 28 gsm
Silk crêpe marocain, white
74,04 £/m
in stock 3.1 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 138 cm
Weight (gsm): 126 gsm
Hand woven wild eri silk twill, olive
37,00 £/m
in stock 34.3 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 111 cm
Weight (gsm): 92 gsm
Silk serge, light green
28,00 £/m
in stock 15.6 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 112 cm
Weight (gsm): 55 gsm
Silk crepeline, ivory white
25,00 £/m
in stock 25.5 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 105.5 cm
Weight (gsm): 17 gsm
Silk crêpe marocain, light green
61,11 £/m
in stock 25 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 114 cm
Weight (gsm): 126 gsm
Silk habotai, pink
22,00 £/m
in stock 15 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 111 cm
Weight (gsm): 35 gsm
Silk satin, light green
37,00 £/m
in stock 27 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 137 cm
Weight (gsm): 69 gsm
Silk crêpe marocain, apricot
61,11 £/m
in stock 22 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 112 cm
Weight (gsm): 131 gsm
Silk georgette, black
28,00 £/m
in stock 34.5 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 141 cm
Weight (gsm): 35 gsm
Silk satin, mint
37,00 £/m
in stock 34.2 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 136 cm
Weight (gsm): 69 gsm
Schappe silk, light grey
61,13 £/m
in stock 34 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 130 cm
Weight (gsm): 114 gsm
Silk chiffon, mustard yellow
28,00 £/m
in stock 13.8 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 135 cm
Weight (gsm): 22 gsm
Schappe silk, green
61,13 £/m
in stock 46.4 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 133 cm
Weight (gsm): 113 gsm
Wild eri silk twill, raspberry
35,19 £/m
in stock 103.9 m
Material: 100% silk
Width (cm): 110 cm
Weight (gsm): 84 gsm
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Silk for historical costuming
Silk was historically reserved for the elite. We carry silk textiles for historical costuming, silk for Renaissance costumes, silk for Baroque clothing, silk for Victorian and Georgian gowns, and silk for fantasy costumes and LARP. We can help you locate the right fabrics and patterns for medieval costuming, select a brocade for Baroque or Rococo clothing, and identify the perfect silk for your Renaissance costume or your living history project.
