Cambric Fabric

Cambric or batiste, one of the finest and most dense kinds of cloth, is a
lightweight plain-weave cloth, originally from the French commune of Cambrai,
woven in greige, then bleached, piece-dyed and often glazed or calendered.

Initially, in the 19th century, it was made of linen, then cotton.

Cambric is used for linens, shirtings, handkerchieves and as fabric

for lace and needlework.

Cambric is a type of finely woven linen or cotton cloth which is specially treated to
create a glossy, stiff appearance.
Consumers purchasing cambric for use in projects should look for tight, even weaving, a
crisp texture, and a shiny upper side.

Calculation of crimp
Percentage crimp is defined as the mean difference between the straightened thread
length and the distance between the ends of the thread while in the cloth, expressed as
a percentage.
From those two values we can calculate the crimp percentage with the following
formula:
C=(l-p)/p*100%
where, c = crimp, l = uncrimped length and p = crimped length.