Crêpe paper

It is created by adhering wet tissue paper to the cylinder of a Yankee dryer and then scraping it off with a blade once dry.

[1] This process creates gathers in the paper, giving it a crinkly texture like that of crêpe.

Crêping is done by the Yankee's doctor blade that scrapes the dry paper off the cylinder surface.

The crinkle (crêping) is controlled by the strength of the adhesive, geometry of the doctor blade, speed difference between the yankee and final section of the paper machine and paper pulp characteristics.

Crêping is used to adjust the paper's stretch and thickness, both of which have a marked effect on softness and absorbency.