This shade is made from the granddaddy of silk - Dupion. And to think it all started out with a friendly little worm spinning its stuff. Dupion has a beautiful luster that simply cannot be replicated from man made processes. We love this soft pewter color. Sometimes this silk has small imperfections - known as slubs - where two threads of silk yarn are twisted together a little more thickly than usual. Slubs happen, and should be celebrated as a reminder that silk is a natural, organic and beautiful fiber...not grumbled about! We hope you love and live happily ever after with your glorious Dupion silk shade. And if you made it this far...