Crepe Fabrics

Crepe fabric was originally only made using silk, but nowadays all types of fabrics including cotton, chiffon, and rayon are used to create crepe. Therefore the question ‘what is crepe fabric made of’ does not have a simple or straightforward answer.
The one common factor for all these different types of crepe fabrics is that they are always made by an elaborate process of weaving and knitting to get the crinkled yet light appearance. Chinese crepe fabric is the original textile which has a softer, more flowing look while the relatively recent British methods of weaving produce a more hard and tough fabric.