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The term “crape” typically refers to a form of the fabric associated specifically with mourning. There traditionally have been two distinct varieties of the crêpe: soft, Canton or Oriental crêpe, and hard or crisped crêpe. Detail of an aerophane dress, c. A crimped silk gauze with a crêpe texture.
1820, and, as “crepe aerophane” in 1861. A fine black silk mourning crêpe introduced in 1862. Alicienne A furnishing fabric with alternating plain weave and crêpe stripes. Alpaca crêpe Rayon and acetate blend crêpe with a woollen texture, not necessarily made of alpaca yarn. Altesse A British plain-weave silk fabric with crêpe filling. A British-made plain-weave cloth with figured crêpe designs.
Piece-dyed silk crêpe embroidered with dots. Balanced crêpe Crêpe woven with alternating S and Z twist yarns in both directions. Balmoral crape An 1895 English crape. Canton crêpe A soft silk crêpe with a pebbly surface originally associated with Canton in China, with bias ribs. Made in Britain, but exported to China, hence its name.
Japanese raw silk crêpe widely used to make kimono. Courtauld crape 1890s mourning crape made by Courtaulds. An 1894 variation, called ‘Courtauld’s new silk crêpe’, was exceptionally thin and soft. Crêpe de chine A fine, lightweight silk, cotton, or worsted, with a plain weave and crêpe-twist filling.
Black mourning crêpe worn in Hawaii. Epingline Textile in silk, rayon or worsted with a crêpe surface. A smooth, flat plain-weave fabric, typically a silk blend, with hard-twisted yarns and ordinary yarn warp. Also used to describe a similar fabric made without crepe-twist yarns. Gamsa An imitation satin-backed crêpe in twill weave rayon.
Sheer, lightweight fabric named after the couturiere Georgette de la Plante. Health crêpe See crêpe de santé. Marana Woollen crepe, very resilient and drapable. 19th century silk warp and worsted, resembling a non-twill bombazine but not considered true crêpe. 17th century black-dyed worsted crêpe made in England. Reverse crêpe Woven with a crêpe yarn warp and flat filling. Sand crepe or moss crepe Crêpe with a grained or frosted surface appearance, created with a small dobby weave.