metallic threads
Gleaming woven strands
Metallic threads are fibers made from or coated with metal, used in textiles for decorative effect.
Gold and silver threads have adorned ceremonial garments and tapestries for millennia.
Modern versions often wrap thin metal foil around a textile core, or use synthetic materials with metallic coatings: The embroidery featured metallic threads that caught the light.
- couchingAnchoring decorative threads flat
- goldworkEmbroidery using metallic threads
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- aluminumElement thirteen
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