Plain crepe satin
It feels soft and waxy, and is more shiny than other silks. However, if you don’t wash it well, the luster will become darker after a few times. It has no stretch and belongs to 100% mulberry silk. As shown in the picture:
Plain crepe satin is suitable for dresses, scarves, shirts, etc. The weave is tight and the texture is difficult to see with the naked eye. The disadvantages are that it is easy to snag, wrinkle, and has a large shrinkage rate. The heavyweight plain crepe satin has a soft luster, feels thick and crisp, and is not easy to deform, snag, or wrinkle. Well, there is nothing wrong with it except that it is expensive
Pearl satin: It has a pearl luster, and the wrinkles on the surface are more obvious. . The luster is fat and bright, similar to plain crepe satin, but the front and back are different, with a slight bumpy feel, soft and comfortable, suitable for shirts, dresses, etc.
As shown in the picture:
Stretch satin: Similar to plain crepe satin is stretch satin. It is not 100% mulberry silk, but generally contains 5% to 10% spandex. Compared with plain crepe satin, it has certain elasticity, is not easy to wrinkle, and is easy to take care of, making up for the shortcomings of pure silk. Suitable for making scarves, cheongsam, etc. as shown:
Crepe de Chine: Crepe on the surface, with slightly uneven and wavy scaly crepe wrinkles, soft luster, soft hand feel, comfortable wearing, and good anti-wrinkle performance. Crepe de chine is easier to recognize, the concave and convex feel is somewhat obvious, the texture is visible, and it is light and slightly transparent. Suitable for making shirts, skirts, etc., it should be one of the most common types of silk among ordinary people. As shown in the picture:
