Crêpe paper is thin, textured, and often colorful decorative paper used in paper craft. It is created by adhering wet

tissue paper Tissue paper, or simply tissue, is a lightweight paper or light crêpe paper. Tissue can be made from recycled pulp (paper), paper pulp on a paper machine. Tissue paper is very versatile, and different kinds are made to best serve these purposes ...

to the cylinder of a Yankee dryer and then scraping it off with a blade once dry. This process creates gathers in the paper, giving it a crinkly texture like that of

crêpe A crêpe or crepe ( or , , ) is a dish made from unleavened batter or dough that is cooked on a frying pan or a griddle. Crêpes are usually one of two varieties: ''sweet crêpes'' () or ''savoury galettes'' (). They are often served ...

. This creasing process is called creping or crêping.

Production

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that is creped is produced on a

paper machine A paper machine (or paper-making machine) is an industrial machine which is used in the pulp and paper industry to create paper in large quantities at high speed. Modern paper-making machines are based on the principles of the Fourdrinier Machin ...

that has a single large steam-heated drying cylinder (''yankee'') fitted with a hot-air hood. The raw material is

paper pulp Pulp is a fibrous lignocellulosic material prepared by chemically, semi-chemically, or mechanically isolating the cellulosic fibers of wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags. Mixed with water and other chemicals or plant-based additives, pul ...

. The Yankee cylinder is sprayed with

adhesives Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation. The use of adhesives offers certain advantage ...

to make the paper stick. Crêping is done by the Yankee's ''

doctor blade In printing, the doctor blade (from ''ductor blade'') removes the excess ink from the smooth non-engraved portions of the anilox roll and the land areas of the cell walls. Doctor blades are also used in other printing and coating processes, such as ...

'' that scrapes the dry paper off the cylinder surface. The crinkle (crêping) is controlled by the strength of the adhesive, geometry of the doctor blade, speed difference between the yankee and final section of the paper machine and paper pulp characteristics.

Properties

Crêpe paper and tissue are among the lightest papers and are normally below 35 g/m². The crêpe ratio reflects how much the paper has shortened during crêping. The figure is normally between 10 – 30%. Crêping is used to adjust the paper's stretch and thickness, both of which have a marked effect on softness and absorbency. Crêping can also be applied to specialty papers, such as in sack paper.

Applications

* Crêpe paper is popular for streamers and other party decorations. * Props and costume accessories can be made of crêpe paper. It can be soaked in a small amount of water to create a dye for Easter eggs, white cardstock, and other materials. * Crêpe paper can also be used to make paper flowers, appliqué, and paper sculpture. * Crêpe paper is important as the backing for various types of tape, including masking tape and electrical tape. * Used in recovery systems in small model rockets. * Crêpe paper is one of the main components used in costume building for

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the most popular street parade in the Bahamas. * Crêpe paper can also be used as lipstick, lip tint and hair color.

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