Silk Organza Shawls

Organza is a crisp, medium wired fabric. It is known for its distinctive luster and sheen that grants it, its own unique appearance. Shawls made with organza form one of the most fascinating apparels that further add charm to an ensemble. Organza displays a variety of blends in terms of its fabric yarns, producing multi-weave shawls, wraps, stoles, home linens and other garments.

History of Organza

The name organza for this fabric has been derived from French & Italian versions 'Organsin' and 'Organzano' respectively. It was a quite a popular fabric in the silk markets and then reached out to the European nation and other parts of the world. The fabric and its name is believed to have originated from Uzbekistan. It is a beautiful fabric that has been used for making bridal veils for many of the past centuries.

Silk Organza Fabric

Organza is a thin, transparent fabric that is made from silk. However a lot of blended weaving is witnessed these days. Organza when weaved with polyester, rayon, nylon, etc, produces high finish fabrics with better durability and texture. It is a crisp material that has found multiple uses in the history as well as present fashion scenario. Silk organza is used for manufacturing a variety of fashion garments ranging from skirts, gowns, shawls, wraps, stoles, dresses and more. Even though the charm of the pure silk organza is far more than the man made organza, the man made organza is comparatively more durable and stronger than the pure silk organza. Some of the popular blended varieties of silk organza are as follows:

Silk Organza Fabric Blends

• Wool/Organza
• Frosted Crushed Organza
• Jacquard Organza
• Organza Chiffon
• Satin Organza
• Polyester Organza

Silk Organza Shawls - Designs

With fashion industry spreading its wings in all the quarters of the world, organza shawls are in high demand particularly in the urban markets of India as well as abroad. Their smooth texture coupled with various types of embellishments such as zari, beads, tassels, laces and sequins further make them highly attractive items. Organza shawls make great style statements when worn with formals such as gowns and dresses.

Embroidered silk organza shawls in specific are hugely demanded decorative variety in silk organza shawls. Some of the popular organza shawls can also be adorned in many ways by the application of varied embroidery patterns such as:

• Appliqué work
• Patchwork
• Floral and geometrical motifs through stitches like satin and chain.

Silk Organza Shawls – Manufacturing Regions

Silk organza shawls are manufactured around the world, but certain parts of the world are specially popular for producing hight quality silk organza shawls in pretty designs, colors and styles. The best of the silk organza shawls, stoles and wraps come from Indian, China, United states, Turkey Italy & France. Indian city of Bangalore produces a coarser quality organza as compared to the regular organza garments. Chinese silk out of all of these countries, however, remains the purest and therefore, most popular of all.