Abstract: The invention relates to a silk velvet textile and the method of manufacturing the same. Spun silk or pure silk is worked on an ordinary pile loom or knitting machine to produce a silk textile having the luster, touch or texture characteristic of silk so that such textile can be used for wide variety of velvet goods to meet the consumers' needs for upmarket products. Spun silk or pure silk is subjected to a twisting process to be followed by a pasting process or steaming process for 10 to 20 minutes before feeding said spun silk or pure silk is worked on by an ordinary pile loom or knitting machine. The texture such as fabric or jersey is dipped in lukewarm water for a predetermined period of time to remove paste for the texture to shirink such that the shrinking texture ground fastens the piles.