Habutai is a lightweight, shimmering material once used mainly for making silk kimonos.

While it was traditionally woven in Japan, most Habutai is today woven in China.

Fabrics that are often made from silk include charmeuse, habutai, chiffon, taffeta, crepe de chine, dupioni, noil, tussah, and shantung, among others.

Boxy cushions in Habutai silk made by Huê were designed by Ron Briggs of Maine and Nan Duc Than, a tailor in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Torridon hills were the inspiration for this scarf painted on Habotai 10, a medium weight silk.

Prices Example Silk Habotai or Jacquard: A fine delicate material with a luxurious feel.

Made from pure silk habotai edged with soft polycotton lace with or without a hood for babys head also edged with lace.

Textures were created using Habotai silk, constructed in roule ribbons then loosely hand-woven; Jacquard patterns and Bouillard spots lent an air of the old-fashioned classic.