the largest cashmere exporter in China- Consinee cashmere yarn
What is Silk Chiffon Fabric?

Silk chiffon is an uncommon silk fabric in silk fabric industry. People say more georgette than chiffon.

The composition of silk chiffon is 100% mulberry silk yarn. Clothes of real silk fabric are good to people’s skin. People may find silk-like fabric in Internet, which is not 100% silk fabric and not breathable and moisture absorbing. Silk chiffon also has some disadvantage which cannot be compared with chiffon-like fabric. Silk chiffon fabric is easily get dimmed after washing and not solid for the stitches is easily torn; it may grow yellow in sun exposure; it needs hand washing.

Now silk chiffon and georgette is two different varieties. The manufacturer would label different mark.

Generally speaking,

Smooth and wrinkle-free silk fabric is called silk chiffon (the shrinkage after washing is about 10%).

Coarse and wrinkled silk fabric is called silk georgette (the shrinkage after washing is about 15%).

Now there are many chiffon clothes which is a silk-like fabric. Chiffon is thin, soft and has good drape. Of course these features are only appearance characteristics and cannot be kept up with silk chiffon. Because silk-like chiffon is made from chemical fiber, it has the characteristics of chemical fiber such as it is solid, not easy to fade and easy to take care (machine washable).