This question is often asked “What are the benefits of having crepe paper instead of regular tissue paper?” Good question. Most people don’t know the difference between the two materials and therefore choose based on the appearance of the paper rather than the condition and quality of that particular material. So for a bit of education, here are the differences and benefits of having crepe paper instead of regular tissue paper streamers.
- Composition of crepe paper: Crepe paper is tissue paper that has been “pressed” during the manufacturing process with specific substances such as protective filler or frosting, but is then “creped” to create bulges or gathers in the tissue paper. Sizing is used to change the absorption and wear characteristics of materials using this specific process. It is a material like glue or jelly, gum or starch that is added to paper pulp to create stiffness and add shine etc. And in return, the creping and sizing give the tissue paper a distinct texture and a different feel from regular tissue paper used for regular streamers. So because of the process, it opens up limitless options and things you can do with crepe paper that you wouldn’t choose to do with regular tissue paper. A whole new range of unexplored uses.
- Other uses: Some of the most popular uses for crepe paper streamers are as follows: used like regular streamers to help decorate and enhance the room for your party or other occasion (just with a different look and design), used to make paper mache flowers or any other type of paper constructions, to dye Easter eggs (a weird idea but it works like a charm), etc. With these added uses, it becomes an essential necessity for your home, and who knows, you might just find a use for crepe paper streamers of your own.
- Stronger: Due to the composition of this foreign material, the paper is stronger than normal tissue and therefore gives the paper quality and strength. Of course, it can be torn, but if you didn’t have the compounds, they would be very difficult to work with. Regular tissue paper would tear very easily and would not be the best choice for decorating due to the headache it would give you from decorating for hours on end. Due to the process the streamers go through, they make an ever-widening range of uses for your everyday crepe paper streamers and also an easier task to accomplish with ease and in a very limited amount of time.
So the thing is, if party planners chose to decorate with regular fabric that hadn’t been worked and processed the way it needed to be, there would be a lot more headaches and most likely a different material. used to decorate and enliven a room for a special event instead of the very common and “must have” material of crepe paper streamer.
