Bayadere (fabric)

This article is about the woven cloth. For other uses, see Bayadere (disambiguation).

Bayadere was an Indian silk fabric with a horizontal stripe pattern.[1][2]

Etymology

In Europe the term bayadere (from French: bayadère, from Portuguese: balhadeira, literally dancer) was occasionally used. [3]

Structure and pattern

Bayadere was made using both plain and twill weaves. The fabric was either woven with weft stripes or printed. The stripes were made with bright and strongly contrasting colors.[1][4][5] Moire bayadere is a bayadere with a wavy pattern.[1][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Jerde, Judith (1992). Encyclopedia of textiles. Internet Archive. New York : Facts on File. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8160-2105-5.
  2. ^ "Definition of BAYADERE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  3. ^ Larousse, Éditions. "Définitions : bayadère - Dictionnaire de français Larousse". www.larousse.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  4. ^ a b Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
  5. ^ d'industrie (Saint-Étienne), Musée d'art et; Besse, Nadine (2007). Esprit Staron: Rubans, soieries et haute-couture (in French). Somogy. p. 197. ISBN 978-2-7572-0128-2.
Look up bayadere in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.


Stub icon

This article about textiles is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.