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What is the difference between Silk and chiffon?

1. With silk as raw material, the filament silk made by reeling a number of bave is also known as real silk.

2. The common varieties of silk fabrics in accordance with the process roughly crepe de chine, heavy crepe, georgette, fancy crepe georgette, heavy georgette, jacquard, crepe satin plain, stretch satin and several other categories.

3. Silk is a kind of natural animal protein fiber, and the main raw material of silk fabric weaving. Silk is smooth, soft, shiny, cool in summer and warm in winter, and has good ductility and heat resistance. Silk fabric has a special silk scroop when rubbing. It is not resistant to salt water erosion, and should not be treated by chlorine bleach or detergent. When burned out silk has a smell of burning hair which is the odor when protein fiber is burned.

4. The general composition of chiffon is 100% polyester (chemical class), with its famous representative is georgette. Chiffon contains polyester. Texture features of chiffon: thin, soft, good natural drape, skin-friendly feel (of course, these are just the appearance features and still cannot keep up with the quality of real silk chiffon), but because silk-like chiffon is chemical products it is also easy to wash, not afraid of exposure, it is very easy to take care of (machine washable available), and has good fastness which is features of polyester.