What is this fabric treatment called, please?

[Leisa]

It isn't vintage. That's why I posted it over here by the water cooler.

The design isn't in the weave, it's pressed or pinched into the fabric itself.
Silk charmeuse with a raised pattern that looks like stylized leaves.
I hope the detail will show up okay.

I should know this stuff ... TIA!

 

[amigo]

Embossing?

 

[Circa Vintage Clothing]

Leisa, I think the pattern might be imprinted during a heat process. You don't say how "modern" it is, but it reminds me of the crinkly no-iron fabrics that were around in the '90s and early '00s.

Nicole

 

[Leisa]

Hi Nicole & amigo & Thank you both.

I'm not sure of the date. Most likely 90's to rather current.

I "brought" it over here as a favor to a CAB member.

Heat process sounds about right. Just wish there was a "term" that sounded more artsy. LOL

 

[wire9vintage]

I found a couple of fabric stores online that just refer to it as "crinkle." (that is, if I'm seeing your photo correctly!

 

[Leisa]

Thanks, wire9vintage.

It definitely has a stylized leaves pattern that just doesn't show well in the pic. Maybe a negative would show it better? hmmm

 

[mumu]

Sorry,but I can not help you.

 

[TangerineBoutique]

Embossed is the best word. Are you sure it's silk and not a synthetic (poly or nylon in particular). Nicole is right about the heat process. To my knowledge, permanent embossing requires a synthetic fabric.

You can emboss natural fibers but it does not hold up when subjected to moisture or heat. The pattern just flattens right out. That goes for rayons and acetates too, which are man made but from plant based cellulose matrial

Melody.

 

[Leisa]

Thank you!