Crape
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A short encyclopedia entry defining crape, a thin crinkled fabric made from tightly twisted raw silk. It describes the weaving as a thin gauze, the gum dressing that produces the wrinkled surface, and its use in black as mourning wear. It also mentions Japanese and Chinese crapes and wool crape cloth made by roller embossing.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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