HIBA’s Silky Rayon Emprime Fabric and Chiffon Rayon Emprime Fabric are both Türkiye-made 100% rayon printed wovens at 145 cm wide, but their different weights and coverage make them useful for different garment roles.

Silky Rayon Emprime: 176 GSM and opaque

Silky Rayon Emprime is 176 GSM with opaque coverage, fluid drape and a non-stretch construction. It has enough body to work as the primary fabric in dresses, blouses, skirts, kaftans and other print-led garments without being positioned as a sheer overlay.

Chiffon Rayon Emprime: 100 GSM and semi-sheer

Chiffon Rayon Emprime is 100 GSM, fluid and semi-sheer. It is better treated as a lightweight printed layer for lined dresses, blouses, sleeves, kaftans and overlays when coverage is provided by the design or an underlayer.

Does GSM alone explain the difference?

Weight is a major distinction between these two products, but GSM should not be used as a universal rule for transparency or quality. Here the live product specifications explicitly state that the 176 GSM Silky Rayon is opaque and the 100 GSM Chiffon Rayon is semi-sheer.

Which should you choose?

Choose Silky Rayon when you want a more substantial opaque printed rayon with fluid movement. Choose Chiffon Rayon when you deliberately want lighter weight and semi-sheer layering. If colour, print scale or lining interaction matters, compare physical swatches before committing to yardage.

Care and production testing

For either fabric, test the intended washing, steaming, pressing, seam finish and needle choice on a swatch before cutting. Printed colour and transparency can also look different under studio light, daylight and against different underlayers.

How HIBA sells these fabrics

The standard minimum cut is 1 meter. Both products are offered through the Meter | Swatch | Wholesale purchasing structure; larger wholesale pricing depends on stock, quantity and destination rather than a universal site-wide threshold.

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