ciré

Ciré is a finishing process for textiles that creates a highly glazed, glossy surface, often with a metallic sheen. This effect is typically achieved by applying wax to the fabric, followed by hot calendering, which involves passing the material between heated rollers under pressure.12

Calendering itself is a common textile finishing technique used to impart a smooth, flat, and often glossy surface to fabrics like cotton, linen, silk, and synthetics. Ciré is a specific variation of calendering, particularly applied to rayons and silks, that produces a high gloss similar to wax. This process can also be achieved on certain synthetic fabrics like acetates through the application of heat alone, as they are thermoplastic.2