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What is Chiffon? What are the characteristics and benefits of chiffon? Summary of advantages and dis

In life, when we buy clothes, we often encounter chiffon fabrics. What kind of fabric is chiffon, what are its characteristics, and how should Chiffon be maintained and washed every day?

Chiffon

The name 'Chiffon' comes from the sound and meaning of French chiffe, which means light, thin and transparent fabric. It is a textile product in silk products. The fabric is light, transparent, soft and elegant. " Chiffon's scientific name is' Georgette '-- Georgette, also known as georgette crepe, is a silk fabric woven with strong twist crepe warp and crepe weft. The name of georgette comes from France. The light, heavy, thick, thin, transparent and crepe effect of georgette yarn mainly depend on the thickness, number of combinations, twist and warp and weft density of silk thread. The warp and weft yarns adopt two strong twist yarns with different twist directions of S twist and Z twist, which are arranged alternately according to 2S and 2Z (two left and two right), interleaved with 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.

Chiffon can be divided into silk georgette, rayon Georgette, polyester Georgette and interwoven Georgette according to the raw materials used. If the weft adopts only one twist direction, the woven Georgette is called CIS fiber Georgette, and CIS fiber Georgette presents warp concave convex pleated irregular wrinkles.

Advantages and disadvantages of Chiffon

The warp and weft yarn of chiffon fabric is twisted by polyester fdy100d, and then steamed, dried and untwisted. The fabric structure adopts plain weave change. In addition to being soft, smooth, breathable and easy to wash, the product has stronger comfort and better drapability. Fabrics can be dyed, printed, embroidered, bronzed, wrinkled, etc. Listed fabrics are dominated by a variety of light color tones and light plain colors, which have the beauty of light Ru simplicity and elegance. The fabric door is 150cm wide and weighs about 130g per meter. It is one of the ideal fashion fabrics for fashionable women in spring and summer. Just like this retro printed chiffon dress of Mombasa fashion casual women's wear, its exquisite little swan printed chiffon is looming, showing a kind of women's playful and soft beauty. The ruffled collar design, coupled with the stitching of the collar and exquisite lace, adds a bit of sweetness. The retro style of doll skirt makes you keep up with the fashion trend and full of little women. Because of the characteristics of chiffon fabric, you will never feel muggy when you wear it in summer.

advantage:

1. The texture is light, transparent, soft and elastic.

2. The appearance is light and elegant, with good air permeability and drapability.

3. The clothes are elegant and comfortable, and the upper body is elegant, charming, solemn and elegant.

4. Good wear resistance, not easy to pilling, stable size and not easy to fold.

5. Adopt environmental protection dyeing and anti-static processing.

6. Elegant, cool and feminine, which is the icing on the cake for women's clothes.

Disadvantages:

Although chiffon fabric is soft, elegant and loose, it will sag and deform due to poor sagging feeling, which is easy to be hooked. Therefore, chiffon is best placed flat in the wardrobe or folded well, so it is not easy to deform. When storing, the clothes should be kept dry, so as to ensure their integrity as new. Although Chiffon looks like a thin layer, because most of it is made of chemical fiber synthetic materials, it is generally hot to wear and cool to see. Therefore, it is generally recommended to wear it in spring and summer. Moreover, chiffon is easy to turn gray and shallow after washing. It can not be exposed to the sun and will turn yellow. The firmness of the fabric is not very good, it is easy to stretch the yarn, and the suture is easy to tear. However, most of these problems are caused by improper washing and maintenance. In fact, as long as you master the correct washing and maintenance methods, these problems can be avoided.

Washing and maintenance of Chiffon

Washing of Chiffon

Dry cleaning is recommended for high-quality Chiffon clothes. If Chiffon has no dry cleaning conditions, it can also be washed by water.

1. According to the ratio indicated in the detergent manual, add an appropriate amount of detergent to the clean water at room temperature and mix well.

2. Soak Chiffon clothes for 3 minutes, gently knead and wash them, and gently shake and shake them in the water after lifting them. Rinse with clean water at room temperature for 2-3 times, with more water. Do not twist or rub in the rinsing process, but drag and swing back and forth in the water. When changing the water, gently press the silk fabric with both hands to squeeze out some water.

3. Drip some detergent on the dirty places of chiffon clothes, and wash them by patting and squeezing on the opposite side.

4. After rinsing, it is not allowed to wring it with force or shake it with the washing machine. It should be arranged and leveled after facing the external air, and let it drip dry naturally.

5. The drying process shall be dry in the shade and shall not be exposed to the sun, otherwise it will cause discoloration and texture damage of the silk fabric.

Here are the points needing attention when washing Chiffon:

After Chiffon is stained, please wash it by hand as soon as possible. Remember not to use the washing machine to wash; Under the condition of maintaining normal water temperature, please wash with professional detergent; Chiffon products of different colors should be washed separately to avoid dyeing each other. The soaking and rinsing time should not be too long. Generally, the soaking time is about three minutes. During washing, do not rub, brush, knead, twist or dry with the washing machine. If your clothes are high-quality chiffon, it should be noted that because high-quality Chiffon clothes belong to protein fiber and contain a variety of amino acids, any alkaline detergent (especially washing powder, soap, etc.) will damage the color, texture and organizational structure of silk products, thus losing the health care function of silk products and shortening their service life, Therefore, neutral or weakly acidic detergent should be used for washing (such as silk wool detergent, shampoo, shower gel, etc.).

Maintenance of chiffon:

1. Be careful not to touch water. If the part is stained with water, simply soak and wash, and finally stretch and iron to avoid shrinkage. Drip dry naturally after washing. Do not wring it hard.

2. Don't hang the beaded dress in the wardrobe for a long time, otherwise the soft and loose Chiffon will sag and deform.

3. Heavy decorative Chiffon is best placed flat in the wardrobe, so it is not easy to deform.

4. The chiffon dress worn once cannot be put in the plastic pocket, preferably in the cloth pocket, which is breathable and will not be contaminated with dust.

5. Chiffon clothes with sleeves are hung with hangers. It is best to use hangers made of cloth, or wrap both ends of the hangers with small towels, so that the sleeves will not deform. Spray perfume should pay attention to long distance. So as not to leave macula.

6. If Chiffon clothes are stained with red wine or grease at the banquet, there are two tips to solve it. ① First suck it with a paper towel, then find the bean flour or flour, dry the water on the surface, and then blow the powder gently, and the stain will be sucked away naturally. ② It's more effective to wipe away the stains with soda.

How to distinguish chiffon fabrics

Chiffon is a very light and thin fabric. It is a kind of chemical fiber fabric, which is very suitable for women's summer clothes. Its texture is light and transparent. It feels soft and smooth. It has a good vertical feeling. It is very elegant. It will feel a little dry. Because the fabric is sparse in longitude and latitude, it is particularly easy to breathe. In addition, the reduction treatment in dyeing is sufficient, and the fabric feel is particularly soft. It is a fashionable fabric pursued by fashionable women. It is elegant, charming, solemn and elegant. In addition, the elastic Chiffon warp adopts polyester fdy100d and the weft adopts polyester dty100d / 48F + 40d spandex as raw materials. The product will show a linen style and have the characteristics of flexible expansion. The upper body can not only feel relaxed, but also add free and easy beauty. Chiffon skirt is elegant, cool and feminine, which is the icing on the cake for women's clothes. However, because chiffon fabric is relatively thin, clothes made of chiffon generally need Gary lining.

To distinguish chiffon, you can also cut a small piece of fabric and burn it with a lighter. Real Chiffon will emit white smoke after burning, emitting the smell of burning hair, and the dried ashes will be broken and scattered. If it is a fake chiffon, it will be full of aromatic smell (a little sweet taste, because it is polyester) and not broken. You can know the composition by touching it.

Application of chiffon in design

In the turn of the century, the fashion industry has set off a wave of "new romanticism". Designers coincidentally integrate various "romantic" elements into spring and summer clothes. They are neither green nor artificial, but naturally reveal the female characteristics after reflection. Romance has its own mature charm of rationality and sensibility. In order to make the color, light and shadow perfectly interpret the hopeless romance of the spring and summer of the millennium, "Chiffon" swept across the fashion stage with the super popular charm of "thousands of favors in one". Due to the designers' attention to the "light and shadow level" of spring and summer clothing, chiffon yarn stands out with its characteristics of "excellent drape, light and elegant touch and penetration", and has become the most popular material in clothing design.

Due to the elegant, smooth and transparent characteristics of chiffon, its superior suspension and comfortable body touch, chiffon is usually the main material used by designers in summer. Chiffon women's dress can bring unparalleled wonderful effect and full of romantic flavor. The upper body is not only charming, solemn and elegant, but also easy to wear, and can add free and easy beauty. Whether it's a sexy cut that reveals a large area of skin or a cool style with intellectual simplicity, you don't have to worry about matching. Chiffon dress can always add thousands of beauties and customs to women.

Chiffon ribbon has a strong romantic image, which is very suitable for the romantic pink collar family. For the normally unsmiling pink collar people, chiffon yarn can give you more flexible energy. However, in normal formal occasions at work, or when attending semi formal meals, banquets and leisure, it is best to adopt the "combined" matching skills of hardness and softness, and use items of other materials to ease the romantic temperament of chiffon yarn.