JAPAN: Itoi Launches Woollen Fabric With Silken Sheen
A silk-like sheen lends distinction to the latest range of 100 per cent woollens produced for winter 2003/4 by the long established Osaka based company, Itoi Textile. But this silk-like effect is achieved not by using blended yarns, but with a new process that "dusts" the surface of the fabric with a layer of powder.