{{short description|Tough, plain-woven fabric made from wild silk}} thumb|right|A tailored dress in pink shantung, trimmed with black shantung, 1912. '''Shantung''' is a type of silk plain weave fabric historically from the Chinese province of Shandong.<ref name="society">{{cite book | title=Journal of the Society of Arts, Volume 42 | publisher=The Society | author=Society of Arts (Great Britain) | year=1894 | location=Great Britain | pages=777}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Wingate|first=Isabel Barnum|url=http://archive.org/details/fairchildsdictio00wing|title=Fairchild's dictionary of textiles|date=1979|publisher=New York : Fairchild Publications|others=Internet Archive|isbn=978-0-87005-198-2|pages=547}}</ref> It is similar to dupioni, but is slightly thinner and less irregular. Shantung is often used for bridal gowns.<ref name="bridal">{{cite book | title=Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns and Evening Wear | url=https://archive.org/details/bridalcouturefin0000khal | url-access=registration | publisher=Krause Publications Craft | author=Khalje, Susan | year=1997 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bridalcouturefin0000khal/page/24 24–25] | isbn=9780801987571}}</ref>
== Structure == Shantung is a fabric with a ribbed surface that is produced by long weft yarns. The surface may vary coarse to fine according to the used yarn type.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kadolph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gIzOkQXARpsC|title=Textiles|date=2009|publisher=Pearson Education|isbn=978-81-317-2570-2|pages=235|language=en}}</ref> The thicker yarns were used in the weft. Yarns in shantung may have knots, and bumps (slub effects), etc.<ref name=":0" />
== Types == Originally it was made of silk only, but later locals used rayon and cotton Shantung also.<ref name=":0" />{{wiktionary|shantung}}
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Category:Silk Category:Woven fabrics
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