covers a wide range of fabrics including synthetics and silk identified by a grainy surface that can crinkle or crimp. crepe back satin: a light to mid-weight reversible fabric: smooth, high luster satin weave on one faces; dull crepe weave backing on other face. Both sides can be used
The word comes from the French word "creper" meaning to crimp or frizz and describes crinkled or grained surfaced fabrics including wool, cotton, silk, rayon, and other synthetics and blends. Crepe de Chine is a very popular silk crepe.
Textured surface fabric found in both wovens and knits. It can be used in knits as the reverse side of a special jacquard. A crinkly surface is achieved via use of high twist yarns, chemical treatments, weave, construction, or some form of embossing or surface treatment. Crepes are available in an unlimited variety of fibers and blends and in may different constructions.
Fabric with a rough mat surface and crisp texture. The yarn that this fabric is made of has been twisted either to the left or the right before weaving, and the threads of each twist are alternated when weaving the fabric. The sericin is removed from all crepe yarns after they are woven.
Crepe is a light crinkled fabric made of various types of fibers.
Crepe is usually made with a plain weave. The soft, pliable fabric has a crinkly, pebbled texture that can be smooth or quite rough. The fabric is woven from all of the major fibers, natural or man-made. Surface textures range from fine, flat crepes to pebbled and mossy effects; some surfaces resemble tree bark. Crepe is durable and wears well and is easy to cut and sew, but it tends to unravel and it stretches in the crosswise direction. Best for: Fitted, semi-fitted or loose fitting styles to make Dresses, Slacks, Skirts, lightweight Suits, Bridal Gowns, and evening Wear.
a light soft thin fabric with a crinkled surface. It is made from silk, cotton, wool, or another fiber either in plain or satin weave.
Very thin, light weight fabric with a slightly uneven surface. The surface is a little like the surface of an orange only finer. Crepe is typically made in silk or polyester.
transparent crimped silk gauze.
A lightly crinkled textured fabric.
worsted cotton, wool, silk, man-made synthetics. Mostly plain, but various weaves. Has a crinkled, puckered surface or soft mossy finish. Comes in different weights and degrees of sheerness. Has a very slimming effect. Depending on weight, it is used for dresses of all types, including long dinner dresses, suits, and coats.
Thin, gauzy, silk fabric usually crinkled in some way.
A woven fabric with a crinkled or grained appearance.
A light woven fabric with a pebbled textured surface.
A lightweight fabric with a surface that is more or less crinkled according to the method used. Crepes are made in every variety of fibers.
Used to describe all kinds of fabrics - wool, cotton, silk, rayon, synthetics and blends - that have a crinkly, crimped or grained surface. From the French word creper, which means "to crimp or frizz."
A fabric characterized by a broad range of crinkled or grained surface effect.
A fabric with an overall crinkled surface that is made from yarns with such a high twist that the yarn actually kinks.
Crepe has a pebbly or crinkled surface produced by use of special crepe yarns. Can be crepe, granite, or plain weave. Generally, mixed-twist crepe yarns used in both warp and filling; occasionally crepe yarns used only in the warp or the filling. Crepe effects can also be obtained by chemical treatment and embossing.
paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations
a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
A pebbly finish achieved by using highly twisted yarns.
A lightweight fabric characterized by a crinkling surface obtained by the hard twisting of fill yarns or chemical treatments.
A lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
A fabric that has an uneven surface. Crepe de chine is a top quality silk fabric; crepe georgette is a sheer fabric of silk, silk and cotton or silk and viscose mix; marocain, a ribbed fabric of silk or wool or mixture of the two; matelasse crepe, a fabric that looks quilted and crepe plisse, a fabric permanently blistered or puckered in stripes.
A lightweight fabric with a pebbly surface obtained by using high twist yarns.
A fabric characterised by a crinkled or puckered surface.
Used first for women's suiting and now for men's as well, the cloth is woven of highly twisted yarn, giving it a pebbly hand and grainy appearance. It is very wrinkle resistant and, when produced with fine woolen yarn, makes good warm-weather suiting.
A woven textile without a visible pattern repeat that has a pebbled or grained surface appearance.
a term used to describe all kinds of fabrics – including wool, cotton, silk, rayon and synthetic textiles – that have a crinkly crimped or grained surface.
A variety of light-weight fabrics characterized by a greasy surface obtained via use of hard twist yarns, chemical treatments, weave or some form of embossing or surface treatments.
A woven textile with a pebbled or grained surface. No visible repeated pattern. Top page Crocking When abrasion causes color or dyes to transfer from one surface to another.
A fabric characterized by an all over crinkled, pebbly, or puckered surface. The appearance may be a result of the use of high twist yarns , embossing , chemical treatment or a crepe weave.
A variation on the pique knit with a light texture that resists wrinkles, travels well and holds a beautiful drape. Our crepe is a definite essential in today's professional wardrobe.
A descriptive term applied to large group of materials that have a crinkled or puckered surface, which may be produced by highly twisting the yarn in weaving or by a chemical process. The materials are made of cotton, wool, silk, or combina tion of fibers, woven in any basic weave.
A family of weaves having a slightly pebbly texture. Crepe yarn is given a high twist during spinning, making it slightly stiff and wiry. During weaving, the yarn contracts giving the characteristic texture.
Thin, lightweight and wearable fabric. Bridal crepe is typically made of silk or polyester.
Fabric characterised by a crincled or puckered surface, which can be produced by a number of methods. woven fabric where short, irregular floats in warp and weft are arranged to give an all-over, random pattern within the weave repeat. woven or knitted fabric where the crêpe characteristics are achieved mainly by the use of highly twisted yarns, which in finishing develop the crinkled, puckered appearance of a crêpe. fabric where the crêpe effect is produced in finishing by treatment with embossing rollers, engraved with a crêpe pattern, which impart a crêpe effect onto the fabric through heat and pressure.
Crepe is a light, soft fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or another fiber, with a crinkled surface. The crinkling is apparent on the reverse or "wrong" side of the fabric. On the right side, the satin has a faint texture and lower sheen than standard satins. Our crepe-backed satins are made from artificial fibers.
Woven fabric. Usually in silk. Soft in touch and lustrous in look. It is fairly sheer and has a slight rippled texture.
Refers to a crinkly, crimped or grained surface. It is used to describe all kinds of fabrics-wool, cotton, silk, rayon, synthetics and blend. It comes from the French word creper, which means "to crimp or frizz."
a fine yarn which is twisted so tightly that it gives a pebbly or crinkled surface in woven fabrics. Crepe fabrics may be plain or satin weave and include the following types of crepes: Canton crepe (heavier with ribs), Chiffon crepe (soft finish), Crepe de Chine (sheer, limp), Crepon crepe (fine ribs), Flat crepe (smooth surface), and Plisse crepe (puckered or crinkled surface). Crepes are enjoying a renewed popularity and are currently being featured in a number of Decorator Fabric Lines.