Crepe-chiffon: description and composition of the material

In the winter cold all are wrapped up in warm clothes, waiting for the onset of heat. With the arrival of spring, you want to quickly put on light flowing dresses, wear thin blouses, weightless sundresses. Crepe-chiffon fabric is the best fit for sewing light clothing.

Beautiful dresses with elegant flounces and drapery, sewn from this fabric, will help to make any fashionista simply irresistible. What is a crepe-chiffon, what features, how comfortable is the fabric in the sock? Is it easy to care for products made from this fabric?

When you visit a fabric store, your eyes run up, how big is the choice. Among this variety it is difficult not to mention crepe-chiffon. This material is opaque, how it differs from the usual chiffon, has a granular structure. The difference between crepe-chiffon and chiffon in textured surface and density. Translated from French, the word "crepe" means "twisting." The canvas is created by very tightly twisting the weft threads and the warp in different directions. With a thread length of 1 meter, about 3 thousand turns are made. After creating the canvas it is subjected to high temperature, resulting in a grain of fabric.

This is one of the most popular sewing materials today. From it sew women's clothing, used for decoration. Bows, flounces, cuffs and jabots of crepe-chiffon will look great. Usually it is a monophonic material of different colors. To create a spectacular image, a pattern is printed on the canvas, which gives the product greater elegance. Its surface is matte, but if the material is coated, then it has a pleasant luster. Bleached material is quite difficult to find.

When choosing this material should be remembered that it may give a slight shrinkage after washing. To make the fiber shiny look mercerizing carried out. This reduces the fading of the fabric, enhances the original color, and also increases the hygroscopicity and strength of the fabric. After the mercerization process, the fabric becomes more attractive in appearance and is distinguished by extraordinary softness. In this case, the material becomes easier to maintain and use. It should be noted that this technology is quite expensive, so it is often used for luxury and expensive fabrics.

According to the standards, the material should have natural silk, but there can be crepe-chiffon made of rayon, other additions. Silk may be present in different proportions, as well as mercerized cotton, viscose, polyester or polyamide. The price depends on the composition of the fabric. When replacing silk on synthetics, the price of the product will be much lower. This material is very popular, because of it you can sew things that are worn all year round. Such clothes are worn in the form of a festive attire, as casual clothing.

There are several types of this material:

• with dusting;
• with the addition of Lurex;
• bleached

Crepe-chiffon can be combined with fabrics that are similar in structure as well as opposite in appearance. For example, the material will look great in combination with both fur, leather and knitwear. As an evening option, the combination of material with satin looks great, and for casual wear a combination with flax, cotton, denim will be suitable. Crepe-chiffon does not stretch, because its threads are very tightly twisted, therefore, the material is dense and inelastic.

This lightweight material is usually chosen for tailoring air dresses. Often, blouses, light summer sundresses and dresses, skirts are sewn from it. Very well suited material for finishing these products. Flounces, ruffles and cuffs will look great on products. Choose crepe-chiffon for sewing concert costumes. From it will turn out excellent options for dresses for oriental dances, fancy dresses, costumes for circus artists.

The fabric is very pleasant to the touch, light and airy, sliding between the fingers. In the process of working with this material take the thinnest needles and threads, make a lot of lines. It is not very convenient to cut this fabric, as the material slides, however, the result is worth it. Generally material is used for tailoring and its dressing. Crepe-chiffon is not deformed and does not pass moisture, therefore, it is used in cosmetology, shipbuilding and other industrial fields.

This material looks very impressive. Crepe-chiffon is very popular among buyers, for this there are reasons.

• Very pleasant to the touch, while wearing does not irritate the skin.
• The canvas is quite dense, although it is airy. The fabric does not shine through.
• The material is strong, resistant to any damage. It will not tear along the seam or during mechanical action.
• It has a granular structure, double-sided, does not fade, does not lose color when washed.
• It has many colors, various prints are possible.

If we talk about the shortcomings of the material, they are quite a bit.

• When processing crepe-chiffon slides, making it difficult to work. When working with this material will require special clips to fix the fabric.
• When washing the product shrinkage is possible.
• Things need extra care if there are silk fibers in the material.
• The material is not very well tolerated by exposure to sunlight, for example, during prolonged drying in the sun.

For a thing to serve for a long time, it is important to know how to properly care for it. Crepe-chiffon clothes should be dry-cleaned or washed by hand. When washing you need to follow the rules for delicate washing products: wash things at temperatures up to 30 degrees;

• do not wash together colored and white products;
• after washing things it is better not to wring out, but simply to shake and gently spread out;
• do not rub the product, otherwise the fibers may be damaged;
• Do not add bleach to the water.

So that the products do not lose their shape and are not deformed, they are dried after washing on a horizontal surface. To do this, put a terry towel on a table or other surface and place a damp product on it. Thanks to the backing of the towel, the fabric dries faster as the towel will remove excess moisture. If after washing the fabric has become more faded and changed color, you can restore it. For this, when rinsing the product in water, add a spoonful of vinegar.

Since the material is almost not wrinkled, it can not be ironed. If ironing is necessary, for example, with creases, it is carried out with caution. To do this, put the iron in the "click" mode. It is necessary to check how warm the iron is, otherwise burns may appear. In order for the fabric to serve as long as possible, it is recommended to iron through gauze, while not wetting.In the warmer months, it is better to choose crepe-chiffon products that have silk in their composition, and not synthetic fibers. Although this fabric will cost more, but on a hot day it will be cool, it will not stick to the body.

The material is difficult to maintain, and it is not entirely easy to sew products from it, however, the advantages overlap these small drawbacks. Each woman of fashion tends to have things in her wardrobe that are made of crepe-chiffon.

When choosing products from crepe-chiffon, you need to know the characteristics of the material. Since the fabric can sit down after washing, it is better to give preference to a larger size. In addition, it is not a stretch fabric, it does not stretch. The fabric sets even after washing the product in cold water. The composition of the material depends on whether you need to wait for a similar effect. The more in the composition of natural silk, the greater the shrinkage of the product. Very important style of dress. You should choose a style that leaves a chest margin of several centimeters. If the product is larger than the required size in the hips, it can be sutured. But you can not do this, because the fabric is flowing, and excess space will not be noticeable.

How to work with chiffon, see the next video.