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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. Pink Porpoises Woven Faille Necktie Silk Quickview

    Pink Porpoises Woven Faille Necktie Silk

    Petite porpoises disport themselves gaily on this rich pink 100% silk faille. This is perfect for custom-made neckties, cummerbunds, corsets, vests, or marine-inspired accessories for the whale watcher in your life. Cadet blue porpoises trimmed with a yellow accent are 1/2" in scale. This fabric is 55" wide.
    $39.99

  2. Black & White Floral Silhouette Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Black & White Floral Silhouette Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy)

    This lovely 100% silk charmeuse from Italy is blooming with silhouetted wildflowers. The sophisticated black and winter white print features blossoms and buds, which cling to stems running vertically throughout the piece. With its luxurious drape, this would make a sensuously elegant bias-cut gored shirt. Made in Italy. This fabric is 56" wide.
    $94.99

  3. Designer Abstract Taupe, Black & White Silk Crepe de Chine (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Designer Abstract Taupe, Black & White Silk Crepe de Chine (Made in Italy)

    This oh-so-elegant Italian silk crepe de chine was used by one of our favorite Italian designers, and it's one of our favorites as well. This classic silk features cool shades of taupe and cream in a paintbrush design on a deep black background. This would make a dramatic wide-sleeved sleeved kimono, lined in contrasting vibrant red china silk. Made in Italy. This fabric is 56" wide.
    $89.99 $44.99

  4. 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

  5. NY Designer Pistachio & White Floral Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy) Quickview

    NY Designer Pistachio & White Floral Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy)

    From a select New York design house, this pale pistachio green and white 100% silk charmeuse has a daring, large-scale floral print....and the delicate green coloration is made for red-heads! It would make a lovely shift dress layered under a winter-white wool jacket. Made in Italy. This fabric is 55" wide.
    $94.99 $47.49

  6. Geometric Raspberry & Chocolate Stretch Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy) LIMITED STOCK Quickview

    Geometric Raspberry & Chocolate Stretch Silk Charmeuse (Made in Italy) LIMITED STOCK

    A deliciously soft stretch charmeuse from Italy, in yummy chocolate brown and raspberry pink. This small-scale geometric pattern (1/2" repeat) would be scrumptious as a fitted cap-sleeved top, worn with an unstructured chocolate brown linen suit. One-way stretch. Made in Italy. This fabric is 56" wide.

    LIMITED YARDAGE

    $95.99

  7. Midnight Navy & Silver Grey Floral Silk Organza (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Midnight Navy & Silver Grey Floral Silk Organza (Made in Italy)

    This unique floral sheer features silver grey appliqued jacquard cabbage roses on a deepest midnight navy organza base. Layers of woven threads create striking dimensionality and detail in the blooms. This very special textile would be stunning made into a full skirted strapless ball gown, accented with a glossy pearl choker, and worn to see Carmen at the opera. Made in Italy. Silk/cotton/polyester/acetate/nylon blend. Silk 56" wide.
    $94.99

  8. Sienna & Brick Floral Silk Chiffon (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Sienna & Brick Floral Silk Chiffon (Made in Italy)

    This lovely Italian 100% silk chiffon fabric consists of flowers and leaves that meander throughout the piece, accented with clusters of larger flowers in tones of aubergine, sienna, brick and beige on a warm sienna background. It would be beautiful as a flowing gored skirt. Made in Italy. 100% silk. 56" wide.
    $44.99

  9. Lightweight Wintergreen Silk Fabric (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Lightweight Wintergreen Silk Fabric (Made in Italy)

    A lightweight cool wintergreen silk fabric, with beautiful drape and a slight sheen. This would make a lovely camisole top, adorned with generously wide ruffles spilling down the front. 100% silk. Made in Italy. This fabric is 58" wide.
    $39.99 $19.99

  10. Steel Taupe Silk Fabric (Made in Italy) Quickview

    Steel Taupe Silk Fabric (Made in Italy)

    A cool taupe brown silk fabric, with beautiful drape and a slight sheen. This would make a beautiful lining for a Chanel-style jacket in tweedy shades of toast and shot throughout with carmine threads. 100% silk. Made in Italy. This fabric is 58" wide.
    $39.99

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