Cotton-satin

Today in the world there are many varieties of fabrics for all occasions. If you need to sew any linen, home textiles or linings, then cotton-satin fabric is well suited for this.

Description

Cotton satin is a fabric that is made on a cotton base and has some similarities with satin. Its price today exceeds the cost of all analogues. This material is valued for its smoothness, satiny shine and good hygienic properties.

Advantages

The positive aspects of this material are:

1. High level of hygroscopicity;
2. Good throughput of air masses, thanks to the porous structure;
3. High degree of thermal conductivity;
4. The material is hypoallergenic, since cotton is a plant that does not cause allergic reactions;
5. The material washes very well and does not require careful care.

Thanks to such positive aspects, the material is in demand.

Flaws

The negative aspects include:

1. High level of fiber creasing;
2. The ability to fade and turn yellow when exposed to sunlight;
3. Rapid wear of such material;
4. The property shrinks significantly after washing.

Important! However, you can easily avoid all of these troubles if you follow the rules regarding fabric care.

Distinctive features

Cotton satin differs from other materials primarily in its weaving. Moreover, such a fabric is characterized by elongation of threads only on the front side.

The fibers have high strength characteristics and at the same time are very light. This material is not very different from its counterparts, however, there is still something unique in it.

Classification

There are many varieties of the mentioned fabric, which are classified according to:

1. The type of pattern depicted on the canvas;
2. The origin of the fibers that make up the material;
3. Areas of application and purpose of the fabric.

Important! It is worth noting that it is impossible to explain all the variety of such fabrics based only on the density and method of processing the raw materials. Each of them has different thread combinations, patterns and dyeing features.

Properties

Through the method of weaving and processing, the fibers have the following properties:

1. Ease;
2. Wear resistance;
3. Low level of thermal conductivity;
4. Hygroscopicity, etc.

The listed properties are unique for such fabric.

Varieties

Depending on the density, the following types of cotton-satin are distinguished:

1. Regular, including from 85 to 130 per 1 sq. cm;
2. Printed, having from 85 to 170 threads per 1 square. cm;
3. Coupon - up to 170 threads per 1 square. cm;
4. Jacquard with a thread count ranging from 170 to 220 per square meter. cm;
5. Mako is a satin with at least 220 threads per square meter. cm.

Important! In the varieties mentioned, the threads are tightly bound on the designated fragments.

Conclusion

The described material is of high quality and, accordingly, considerable price indicators. But, despite this, the fabric is quite widespread and is in good demand in all regions of Russia.