Viscose (rayon)

Viscose is a type of rayon, a manufactured fibre made from regenerated cellulose. It can have a silk-like lustre and is sometimes called artificial silk or art silk. Those names do not mean that the fibre is silk. Check the stated material rather than judging it by sheen alone.

Also artificial silk · art silk

See also Silk, Mercerised cotton, Lustre

Last reviewed November 2026