The cheongsam is a traditional clothing for Chinese women and is known as the quintessence of China and Women’s national uniform. It is one of the splendid phenomena and forms in China’s long clothing culture. So how much do you know about the fabric of cheongsam? Today I have summarized several common cheongsam fabrics and their characteristics for everyone. Come and learn together~
1. Silk
Silk fabric is relative to simulated silk fabric, generally refers to silk, including mulberry silk, tussah silk, castor silk Hemp silk, cassava silk, etc. It is a fairly expensive fabric that is widely used in clothing and furniture. It is known for being easy to care for and comfortable and breathable. However, its skin-friendliness is unmatched by all other fabrics. When taking care of it, you need to pay more attention to its intolerance to high temperatures and alkali to avoid snagging.
2. Real velvet
Real velvet fabric is a gray fabric woven from yarn containing silk fibers as weaving threads. The woven gray velvet is like an ordinary warp-faced satin fabric, and its characteristic is that part of the silk fibers that make up the yarn is velveted. Velvet on gray fabric surface. It has a smooth and soft touch, and has a unique thick and reassuring texture, which also makes it noble and tender. But when caring for it, pay more attention to avoid high temperature and high alkali, and turn it over to dry.
3. Brocade
Brocade is a traditional Chinese silk fabric with three or more colors of weft pattern on the warp satin. Brocade was developed on the basis of Jiangnan brocade in China at the end of the 19th century. It has a bright and delicate surface, rich hand feel, and gorgeous and pleasing colors. Mainly used for women’s high-end clothing, the color will change under the light, which is very gorgeous. It also requires gentle care and avoid high temperatures and alkali.
4. Xiangyunsha
Xiangyun yarn, commonly known as cloud yarn, is a kind of mulberry silk fabric coated with the juice of Guangdong’s characteristic plant Dioscorea oleifera, then covered with mineral-containing river pond mud unique to the Pearl River Delta region, and processed by sunlight. An expensive silk product. Because it made a rustling sound when walking, it was originally called “Xiangyunsha”, and later generations called it “Xiangyunsha” with a homonym. It is known as “soft gold” by the textile industry. It is durable, wrinkle-resistant, insect-resistant, and waterproof.
5. Organza
Organ yarn, also called korgan yarn, is a transparent or translucent gauze, mostly covered with satin or silk (Silk). The wedding dresses designed by the French mostly use organza as the main raw material. Plain, transparent. After dyeing, the color is bright and the texture is light. Similar to silk products, organza is very hard. As a chemical fiber lining and fabric, it is not only used to make wedding dresses, but also can be used to make curtains, dresses, Christmas tree ornaments, and various accessories. Bags can also be used to make ribbons.
6. Cotton
Cotton is one of the cheongsam fabrics that can be used daily. Cotton fiber has high strength, good air permeability, poor wrinkle resistance, and poor stretchability. Poor; good heat resistance, second only to hemp; poor acid resistance, resistant to dilute alkali at room temperature; good affinity for dyes, easy dyeing, complete chromatogram, and bright color.
7. Hemp
hemp is derived from various species of hemp Fiber derived from plants, hemp fiber has advantages that other fibers cannot match: good moisture absorption, moisture dispersion and breathability, fast heat conduction, cool and crisp, not close to the body when sweating, light texture, strong, insect-proof and mildew-proof, Less static electricity. But it feels rough.
8. Wool
Wool is a general term for animal hair fabrics. It is a protein fiber with a soft luster and natural feel. It is more elastic than other natural fibers and has good wrinkle resistance. It has good wrinkle forming and shape retention after ironing. Good warmth retention, comfortable to wear, suitable for winter.
9. Georgette
Georgette, also known as “chiffon”, is our common type of fabric. It can be divided into silk georgette, rayon georgette, etc. Its texture is light and transparent, feels soft and elastic, is elegant and comfortable to wear, and has good wear resistance.
