The name “Chiffon” comes from the sound and meaning of Chiffon in English, which means light and transparent fabric. It is a spinning product among silk products. The fabric is light, transparent, soft and elegant.
Chiffon is a kind of silk fabric woven with strong twist crepe warp and crepe weft. The warp and the weft use two different twist directions of strong grab yarns, S twist and Z twist. They are arranged alternately in ZS and 2Z and are interwoven with a plain weave. The warp and weft density of the fabric is very small.
Ingredients: real silk (mulberry silk) and chemical fiber.
Organization: general plain weave; there are also changes in organization.
Density: relatively low.
Dyeing: chemical fiber disperse dyes, etc.; silk acid dyes, etc.
The characteristics of chiffon
advantage
1. The chiffon texture is light, thin and transparent, and the hand feels soft and flexible;
2. The appearance is light and elegant, with good air permeability and drape;
3. Wear elegant, comfortable and ready-to-wear upper body, both elegant and charming, solemn and elegant
4. Good abrasion resistance, not easy to pilling, stable in size, not easy to wrinkle
5. The fabric can be dyed, printed, embroidered, bronzed, wrinkled, etc.
shortcoming
Although the chiffon fabric is soft, elegant and loose, it will sag and deform due to its poor sag feeling and is easy to be snagged. It will turn yellow, the fabric is not very firm, it is easy to stretch the yarn, and the seam is easy to tear.
Common chiffon fabric
01Silk Chiffon
The 100% mulberry silk is cool, breathable and hygroscopic, which is not achieved by the artificial silk chiffon, but there are also some aspects of real silk chiffon that cannot catch up with the artificial silk chiffon. It cannot be exposed to the sun, it is troublesome to take care of, and the firmness is not good.
02Imitation silk chiffon
100% polyester fiber, texture characteristics: light and thin, soft, natural drape, and skin-friendly, but because the artificial silk chiffon is a purified fiber, it is not easy to fade after washing, and it is not afraid of exposure, and it is very convenient and firm to care. Sex is better.
03Pearl Chiffon
A classification of chiffon, also known as chiffon beads, has a cold feeling after skin contact, it is very comfortable, drape is better than ordinary chiffon, and the twist is higher!
04 knitted chiffon
It is woven with a flat knitting machine, and its fabric is similar to a knitted sweater.
