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Cape of ribboned silk, designed by Charles James, made in the United States, 1937 Charles James (1906-1978) United States 1937 Silk

Guide to synthetic fibres published

Cape of ribboned silk, designed by Charles James, made in the United States, 1937 Charles James (1906-1978) United States 1937 Silk

Our new guide to identifying semi-synthetic and synthetic fibres – put together with the Plastics Subject Specialist Network (PSSN) – has now been published. Head over to our toolkits page to find it. You can find a digital version on the website of the Museum of Design in Plastics.