Favoured for its unique texture and lustre, silk fabrics come in a wide variety of types and can be classified according to different criteria. Here are some common types of silk fabrics:
1. Plain Crepe Satin: with bright satin and smooth handfeel, dense organisation, suitable for dresses, scarves, shirts and so on.
2. Elastic Crepe Satin: similar to crepe satin, but with a certain degree of elasticity, not easy to wrinkle, good care.
3. Double Crepe: silk surface showing two-way fine wrinkles, light texture, suitable for making shirts, skirts, etc..
4. Power Spinning: the texture is tight and clean, feel soft, soft lustre, suitable for shirts, skirt fabrics and children's clothing fabrics.
5. Taffeta: good luster, delicate and stiff, feel like umbrella cloth, suitable for making umbrella, skirt, shirt.
6. Heavy Crepe: a heavy silk, similar to the style of double crepe, but much thicker than double crepe.
7. Paraplegic Crepe: chemical fibre imitation silk fabrics, fabric crepe feeling obvious, finished products rich in natural stretch.
8. Georgette: light and easy to penetrate, feel soft and flexible, with good air permeability and drape.
9. Organza (organza): soft hand, slightly stiff, but easy to collapse, hooked.
10. Sambo Satin: satin texture is clear, antique, very noble.
11. Warp Knitting: soft, delicate, soft and comfortable feel, is the new special fabrics of knitting class.
In addition, silk fabrics can also be based on the fabric organisation, warp and weft combination, processing technology and silk surface performance shapes and other more detailed classification, such as spinning, crepe, satin, brocade, damask, silk, yarn, Luo, velvet, tweed, kudzu, coir and so on. Each has its own unique characteristics and applicable types of clothing. The mummy (MM) of silk fabric is a unit of measurement of its weight, the larger the value of the mummy, the heavier the fabric, and usually the higher the price.
