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Linen Fabric Category is on sale at 20% off from May 15th to May 31st!

Britex Fabrics loves everything about silk and it shows. Silk is a natural fiber that is usually derived from the mulberry silkworm’s cocoons. Silk has it all; it is smooth, soft, strong, and lustrous. Silk is ethereal for a summer frock, and just as smart for a winter frock-coat lining. We delight in traipsing about to find you the most chic Italian silks, natty necktie silks, brilliant jacquard silks, and airy sheer silk chiffons.

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  1. Vintage-Style Cocoa & Cream Geometric Silk Twill Quickview

    Vintage-Style Cocoa & Cream Geometric Silk Twill

    A delightful 100% silk twill, with shaded cool cocoa brown squares on an ivory background. Light-weight, sharp, and simple --- perfect for vintage-inspired styles like a snappy and officious office blouse with a bow-tied neckline, or perhaps a swinging lining for your favorite mock suede Nehru jacket. This fabric is 54" wide.
    $39.99 $19.99

  2. Snakey Brown & Cream Silk Crepe de Chine Quickview

    Snakey Brown & Cream Silk Crepe de Chine

    This 100% silk crepe de chine is a lovely mix of russet, golden brown, rich cream and black, with a marvelously complex design. The stripped print is a ferocious melange of 4 1/4" wide dark and light print stripes.......which together convey the look of snakeskin or feathers. This silk is equally perfect for a classic 1980s-style floppy bow-tied blouse, or the lining for a faux fur evening jacket. 45" wide.
    $29.99 $14.99

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  3. Ivory & Soot Dotted Sheer Silk Chiffon LIMITED STOCK Quickview

    Ivory & Soot Dotted Sheer Silk Chiffon LIMITED STOCK

    A sheer dotted chiffon with soft black coin-size dots (1" wide) scattered on a warm winter white background. Unusually light and airy, this chiffon would be perfect for layered bias-cut ruffles on dresses, skirts or blouses...or simply finish the edges for a fluttery scarf. 100% silk. 44" wide. LIMITED STOCK
    $39.99

  4. Black & Cream Floral Shadows Silk Chiffon Quickview

    Black & Cream Floral Shadows Silk Chiffon

    This graceful silk burnout is primarily black and cream, with subtle taupe highlights, in an over-sized tulip floral design. Satin elements are as soft and fluid as the lithe chiffon base. This stripped sheer is best worn with an attitude of conviction and dramatic lipstick; it would look lovely as a chic shirtwaist, dress, or as palazzo pants. 100% silk. 54" wide.
    $94.99

  5. Smoke Black & Cream Polka-Dotted Silk Chiffon  LIMITED STOCK Quickview

    Smoke Black & Cream Polka-Dotted Silk Chiffon LIMITED STOCK

    A silk chiffon fabric of smokey black 3/16" dots on a cream background. This is a classic polka-dot design -- perky, chic and ready for almost any occasion! It would make a charmingly demure pin-tucked blouse, with a vintage-inspired pleated pocket and tiny puffed sleeves. 100% silk. This fabric is 44" wide. LIMITED STOCK
    $24.99

  6. Embroidered Warm Floral Silk Shantung Quickview

    Embroidered Warm Floral Silk Shantung

    An embroidered silk shantung, with scattered posies in muted autumnal colors on a creamy ivory background. This would be beautiful as a simply elegant evening wrap, lined in a coordinating silk. 100% silk. This fabric is 54" wide.
    $94.99

  7. Midweight Oatmeal & Natural Two-Tone Matka Silk Quickview

    Midweight Oatmeal & Natural Two-Tone Matka Silk

    A midweight matka silk in two-toned oatmeal and natural, with a beautiful slubby texture. This soft and pliable silk would be lovely as a pleated skirt or a neutral summer blazer. 100% silk. This fabric is 56" wide.
    $34.99

  8. Springtime Roses Stretch Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Springtime Roses Stretch Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy)

    A glossy silk charmeuse fabric in a pattern of riotously blooming roses and other summertime flowers - so fulsome you can almost smell their sweet scent! Blossoms are shades pink, marine blue, violet, sunset orange, and peach on a winter white background. This would be perfect as a scrumptious kimono, or perhaps a minimalist wrap top. Silk and lycra blend. Made in Italy. This fabric is 54" wide.
    $95.99

  9. Holland & Sherry Slubby Silk & Linen Blend (Made in Scotland) Quickview

    Holland & Sherry Slubby Silk & Linen Blend (Made in Scotland)

    A midweight silk and linen blend by prestigious Scottish designers, Holland & Sherry, in natural and dove grey. This softly beautiful fabric would make a luxurious shawl-collared robe, or an excessively dapper summer suit. Silk and linen blend. Holland & Sherry/selvedged. Made in Scotland. This fabric is 62" wide.
    $49.99 $39.99

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