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 scientific name of chiffon is "George", which is also called Georgette. The warp and the weft use two different twist directions of strong grab yarns, S twist and Z twist, arranged in ZS and 2Z alternately, interwoven in plain weave, and the warp and weft density of the fabric is very small. After scouring, the green silk shrinks and crepes due to the untwisting effect of the silk thread, forming a georgette with uniform wrinkles and loose structure on the silk surface. According to the raw materials used, it can be divided into silk georgette, rayon georgette, polyester georgette and interwoven georgette.
The texture of georgette is light, thin and transparent, the hand feels soft and flexible, the appearance is light and elegant, it has good air permeability and drape, and it is elegant and comfortable to wear. The lightness, weight, thickness, thinness, transparency, and crepe effect of the georgette mainly depend on the thickness of the thread, the number of combinations, the twist, and the density of warp and weft. Georgette is suitable for making ladies' dresses, high-end evening dresses, headscarves, palace lantern crafts, etc. It is a spinning product among silk products. The fabric is light, transparent, soft and elegant. The name comes from the French transliteration of CHIFFE, which means light and transparent fabric.
According to the raw materials used, it can be divided into real silk chiffon, artificial chiffon and polyester silk chiffon. The same is chiffon fabric. The fabrics woven by different raw materials are also very different, and the texture and feel are very different. So the price difference is also very big.
According to other classifications of chiffon, there are real silk chiffon and artificial silk chiffon
fabric wholesale. The general composition of artificial silk chiffon is 100% polyester (chemical fiber)
Texture characteristics: light and thin, soft, natural drape, good skin-friendly feel, but because the artificial silk chiffon is purified fiber, it is not easy to decolor after washing, not afraid of exposure, and it is easy to take care of (machine washable), firmness It's better too.
The composition of real silk chiffon is 100% mulberry silk (natural fiber), which has the above characteristics in appearance. In addition, it is good for human skin when worn for a long time. It is cool and breathable, and has strong moisture absorption. These are what imitation silk chiffon achieves. Less than. But there are also some aspects of real silk chiffon that can’t catch up with the artificial silk chiffon. For example, it will become gray and lighter after washing too much. It should not be exposed to the sun (it will turn yellow). It is troublesome to take care of (need to be washed by hand), and the firmness is not good ( Easy to stretch the yarn, easy to tear at the seam).
Chiffon fabric warp and weft yarns are twisted by polyester FDY100D, and then steamed and untwisted by a special sizing process. The fabric structure adopts plain weave changes. In addition to the advantages of softness, smoothness, breathability, and easy washing, the product has stronger comfort and better drape.
The fabric can be dyed, printed, embroidered, bronzed, wrinkled, etc. The fabrics on the market are dominated by a variety of light colors and light plain colors, which are both light and elegant.
The main advantages of chiffon:
1. The 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. Elegant and comfortable dress, ready-made upper body, both elegant and charming, solemn and elegant.
4. Good abrasion resistance, not easy to pilling, stable in size, and not easy to wrinkle.
5. Adopt environmentally friendly dyeing and anti-static processing.
6. Elegant and cool, very feminine, it is the icing on the cake for ladies.
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. Therefore, it is best to lay the chiffon flat in the closet or fold it, so that it is not easy to deform, and the clothes should be kept dry when stored, so as to ensure that it is intact as new. Although chiffon seems to be a thin layer, since most of it is made of synthetic synthetic materials, under normal circumstances, people who wear it are warm, and people who look at it are cool. Therefore, it is generally recommended to wear it in spring and summer. In addition, the chiffon is easy to turn gray and light after washing too much, it can not be exposed to the sun, it will turn yellow, the fabric is not very firm, it is easy to stretch the yarn, and the seam is easy to tear.
