Crape
Page 1 of 1, a sample page, at reduced quality. Open the document to read it in full.
Encyclopedia article defining crape as a gauzy, crimped silk fabric woven from hard-spun silk yarn in the gum. It distinguishes soft Canton or Oriental crape, whose waviness comes from reverse-twisted weft that relaxes when degummed, from hard crape, whose crisp texture comes from secret finishing processes. It also covers uses such as mourning dress and nuns' veils, British production centers, and imitations like cotton Victoria crape.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1911
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
(A free account is all you need)
From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
Have missing pages or a better copy of this document, or another document to share? Contributing documents »