Crêpe de Chine
Also known as: CDC, China crepe
Fine, dense crepe fabric with a smooth warp and crepe weft — soft silk sheen and flowing drape.
Description
Crêpe de Chine (CDC, French for crepe from China) is a fine, densely woven crepe fabric of silk or filament substitutes. It is characterised by a smooth warp combined with a highly twisted crepe weft (alternating S- and Z-twist); this gives the fabric a subtly grainy surface, a matt sheen and a fluid drape — denser and heavier than chiffon or georgette but significantly lighter than satin.
Traditionally mulberry silk, today also viscose, polyester or acetate. Weights 50-110 g/m². The hand is smooth and cool, the drape straight and heavy for its weight. Historically CDC was one of the staple fabrics of 20th-century French haute couture (Vionnet, Chanel and others).
Uses: blouses, dresses, skirts, loungewear, nightwear and linings. In business wear it is popular for blouses with a fluid drape; in evening wear it serves as a base for simple cuts with maximal material impact. Also a premium ground for printed scarves.
Properties
| Weave type | Plain weave with S/Z crepe weft |
|---|---|
| Typical fibres | Silk, viscose, polyester, acetate |
| Fabric weight | 50-110 g/m² |
| Use | Blouses, dresses, nightwear, scarves |
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Sources & references
2- Wikipedia: Crêpe de Chine Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crêpe_de_Chine
- Textile Institute textileinstitute.org https://www.textileinstitute.org/
