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The straight empire lampshade features dupion silk in a muted pewter tone, offering the characteristic natural sheen that this woven fabric is valued for. Occasional slubs — areas where silk threads are twisted more thickly — appear throughout the fabric as a natural characteristic of the fibre. The straight empire form maintains an even, upright taper, allowing the silk to catch and diffuse light across its surface.
This shade is made from the grandaddy of silk - Dupion. And to think it all started out with a friendly little worm spinning its stuff. Dupion has a beautiful lustre that simply cannot be replicated from man made processes. We love this soft pewter colour. Sometimes this silk has small imperfections - known as slubs - where two threads of silk yarn are twisted together a little more thickly than usual. Slubs happen, and should be celebrated as a reminder that silk is a natural, organic and beautiful fibre...not grumbled about! We hope you love and live happily ever after with your glorious Dupion silk shade. And if you made it this far...
