The name “Chiffon” comes from the English pronunciation of Chiffon, which means light and transparent fabric. It is a spinning product among silk products. The fabric is light, transparent, soft and elegant.
The scientific name of chiffon is “georgette”. Georgette, also known as crepe Georgette, is a silk fabric woven with strong twisted crepe warp and crepe weft. The warp and weft yarns use two strong yarns with different twist directions, S twist and Z twist. They are arranged alternately according to ZS and 2Z, and are interwoven in a plain weave. The warp and weft density of the fabric is very small. After scouring, the gray silk shrinks and crepes due to the untwisting effect of the silk threads, forming a georgette with even wrinkles on the silk surface and a loose structure.
Basic information on chiffon fabric
Ingredients: silk (mulberry silk) and chemical fiber.
Yarn configuration: The warp and weft yarns are strongly twisted yarns with two different twist directions: S twist and Z twist, arranged alternately according to 2S and 2Z (two left and two right). If the weft yarn is twisted in only one direction, the georgette weaved is called smooth-fiber georgette. The smooth-fiber georgette will show irregular wrinkles like concave and convex pleats in the warp direction.
Tissue: Generally plain; there are also changes in texture.
Density: relatively low.
Dyeing: chemical fiber disperse dyes, etc.; silk acid dyes, etc.
Classification of chiffon
Silk chiffon: generally composed of 100% polyester. It is thin, soft, has good natural drape, and has good skin-friendly feel. Because it is pure fiber, it is not easy to fade, is not afraid of exposure to the sun, is easy to care for, and has good fastness.
Silk chiffon: The composition is 100% mulberry silk. It has the above characteristics in appearance. It is also cool, breathable and hygroscopic. These are not achieved by imitation silk chiffon. However, silk chiffon also has some disadvantages, such as: it will easily turn gray and light after being washed too much, it cannot be exposed to the sun (it will turn yellow), it is troublesome to take care of (it needs to be washed by hand), and it is not strong enough (it is easy to stretch the yarn and seam easily). tear).
Style characteristics of chiffon
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Texture Thin and transparent, soft and elastic to the touch.
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Light and elegant in appearance, with good breathability and drape.
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Wearing elegant and comfortable clothes, the upper body is both elegant, charming and solemn and elegant. It has good wear resistance, not easy to pilling, stable in size and not easy to wrinkle. Using environmentally friendly dyeing and anti-static processing.
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Elegant, cool and very feminine, it is the icing on the cake for women’s clothing.
Advantages of chiffon
Due to the sparse warp and weft of the fabric, it is particularly easy to breathe. In addition, the weight reduction process during dyeing is sufficient and the fabric feels particularly soft. It is a fashionable fabric pursued by fashionable women. The chiffon fabric is soft, light and transparent, feels smooth and elastic, has a light and clean appearance, has good breathability and drape, and is very comfortable to wear and very elegant.
