February 3, 2011June 26, 2013AliLeave a Comment on We love our Mommes…. We love our Mommes…. Mommes are the units of weight used to measure the density of silk. A light weight chiffon might have a momme weight of 8mm, while a heavy raw silk might be 40mm. Mmmm…mommmes. At Age of Reason we are big fans of Crepe de Chine. Related