Chirimen is a type of Japanese silk crepe used for kimono.
According to Chirimen is wrinkled (crepe paper)Traditionally, women quilted leftover pieces of the fabric and made small ornaments that look like flowers, birds, animals, dolls and toys. The handiwork was handed down as a way to enhance one's needlework and artistic sense. At the class, one of the program members will teach how to make a silk camellia flower and other items.
For some reasons on according to this source
Yuzen paper, by Japanese handmade cotton texture paper. So,what is it, paper or fabric or both? We are trying to figure it out an we will post info on further research as far as we clarify that.
Any way, according to this commercial source "Chirimen silk. This is a kind of crepe silk.” And we will stick with this definition for the time being .
However on on the this Japanese fabric website Chirimen is not a silk, it is rayon and they use term "Hitokoshi" chirimen, which "has smaller surface wrinkles than other kinds of chirimen crepe."
