There is a
special appeal to the Crepe silk saree. Light in weight, soft in feel and a
novel lustre in appearance, it appeals to the growing need of fashionable women
in India. The Silk Crepe Saree is a thin, light and transparent fabric. Woven
from hard spun silk yarn in its gummy natural condition, the initial woven
fabric has a crispness about it that comes from the gum present in the yarn.
The distinguishing feature of the Silk Crepe fabric is its
sparkle and lustre, apart from its soft feel, gauze-like appearance and
texture. Artistic Zari Buttis, designer borders and stylish pallus, that adorn
the Silk Crepe fabrics like the Saree make it most alluring. Based on the count
crepe silks are distinguished as silk crepe, synthetic crepe, satin crepe and
micro crepe.
The making of the crepe silk saree requires quite a bit of skill.
The threads in the weft (breadth-wise lay of threads) are woven through two
separate feeds, which are reverse twisted and interwoven on the warp
(length-wise lay of threads). Subsequently, on putting the raw fabric in
boiling water, the gum mostly separates from the fabric and the threads loosen
substantially in the weft weave, giving it that soft and wavy appearance.
There are
certain endearing features of this fabric made from silk, wool or polyester of
a gauzy texture. Having a good sheen and light and floating in nature, crepe has excellent
draping quality.
There are very many fashionable designs and patterns of complex
nature that comes out very clearly through the jacquard weave on it.
The
fineness of the weave allows for beautiful digital prints that are extremely
fashionable.The crepe fabric is adaptable to most colour dyes hence the range
is fairly wide. A lot of metallic and thread embroidery is possible on this
fabric of good texture that make the creations quite gorgeous.Maintenance of
the fabric is very easy.
The use of crepe silk extends to a large variety of occasions.
Designer prints on the Pure Silk Crepe Patola Saree with Zari work on the body
of the fabric accompanied by multi-thread embroidered patch border and elegant
matching pallu, give it a grand feel. No wonder it is much preferred wear for
traditional functions, marriages, bridal attire, festivals and social
gatherings.
Crepe Silks using Bagru prints and having antique copper jari
border are eye-catchers, while the half and half Crepe Silk Sareee with printed
Bootis and beautiful embroidery patch work on Pallus is currently in fashion.
They find preference for college functions and corporate meets. The North
Indian variety of Silk Crepe Fabrics has stylish block floral, Bagru and Bandhaniprints on the Saree body and is very refreshing, while the Southern version has
fancy embroidery patterns with kundans, sequins and pearls on the Saree to make
it very much appealing.
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