silk brocade
Raised-pattern fabric
Silk brocade is a rich, ornamental fabric woven from silk with raised patterns, typically featuring gold or silver threads.
The weaving technique creates designs that appear embossed on the surface.
Historically associated with royalty and ceremony, it remains a luxury textile for formal garments, upholstery, and decorative purposes: a gown of crimson silk brocade.
- damaskReversible figured fabric
- ceremonial robesFormal attire for rituals
- embroideryDecorative stitching on fabric
- floral motifsDecorative flower-inspired patterns
- upholstery fabricMaterial covering padded furniture
altar cloth · metallic sheen · weft · warp · royal court · throne room · evening gowns · formal wear · gold leaf · Renaissance fashion · geometric patterns · Byzantium · wedding attire · satin · handloom · textile · drape · woven
- Rococo textilesdamask, gold thread, silver thread, chinoiserie, pastoral scenes
- Silksilkworms, cocoons, silkworm, cocoon, reeling
- heirloom textilesquilt, sampler, tablecloth, doily, lace
- Renaissance Attiredoublet, jerkin, bodice, kirtle, farthingale
- brocade types
- Thangkascroll painting, cotton canvas, gold paint, meditation aid, Tara
textile complexity/ornamentation
silk brocademuslin
Plain-woven cotton cloth
cheesecloth · canvas · homespun · calico · broadcloth