How is crepe different from georgette?

Name: Mysore Crepe Silk Saree
Brand: NY Label
SKU: NYL-CRP-CHA-FR
Availability: InStock

Both are made with highly twisted yarn, but crepe is denser and heavier with a pebbled matte face, while georgette is lighter, sheerer and has more bounce. Crepe falls straight down; georgette moves.

Crepe · Bengaluru, Karnataka

Mysore Crepe Silk Saree

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Matte pebbled crepe with a heavy, quiet fall.

ColourCharcoal

One length

5.5 m × 1.1 m, unstitched. Ships with a separate blouse piece.

Free shipping on orders over ₹2,500
Fall stitched and edges picoed, free on every silk
14-day returns — unworn, with the fall unstitched
Dispatched within two working days

Description+

Matte crepe silk with a pebbled surface and the heaviest, quietest fall of anything we make. No zari, no border — just a deep charcoal ground and a plain edge.

The saree for someone who wants silk without shine.

The piece+

Length: 5.5 m × 1.1 m
Border: Plain self edge
Pallu: Plain, 28 inches
Weight: 620 g
Blouse piece: Separate, 0.8 m

Fabric & make+

100% crepe silk, 3-ply

Care+

Dry clean only. Hang to store; crepe recovers from creasing slowly.

Shipping & returns+

Orders are dispatched within two working days and delivered across India in three to six. Shipping is free over ₹2,500, otherwise ₹99. Returns are free within 14 days of delivery, provided the saree is unworn, the fall is unstitched and the tags are attached.

Questions

About the Mysore Crepe Silk Saree

How is crepe different from georgette?: Both are made with highly twisted yarn, but crepe is denser and heavier with a pebbled matte face, while georgette is lighter, sheerer and has more bounce. Crepe falls straight down; georgette moves.