Many hundreds years ago only the wealthy person, the representative of the royal family, the notable grandee was able to afford to buy bed linen or clothes from sateen. Today sateen fabric became available at cost, the newest ways of processing of material and version have appeared. It has made fabric attractive to tailoring, linen, curtains and cloths.
All about sateen
Sateen represents fabric which intertwines from several threads of cotton fiber. This material differs from others in the density and silk surface, it is a pleasure to sleep on such linen. These features also do sateen by one of the most widespread materials from which men's shirts, dresses, linings for outerwear and many other things are sewed. Shine and gloss of cloth depends at most thread twisting. The stronger thread has been twirled, the gloss at material is brighter. Sometimes it is difficult to distinguish sateen on external signs from silk. At the same time it is cheaper than silk and is allocated with properties of cotton.
Even after numerous washings fabric keeps the original form and gloss. Only later large number of time of product from this material can grow dull slightly. By the way, sateen can be made not only of cotton cloth, but also of artificial silk and synthetic fibers. It is material rather air and easy therefore from it good covers, pillows and portieres turn out.
Among advantages of sateen it should be noted the following: fabric nice on the touch and strong, well slides, does not cause allergic reactions, in use is not rumpled, not deformed when washing, is practically not abraded (therefore perfectly is suitable for production of bed linen).
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As quality sateen consists of absolute cotton, it is not necessary to doubt hygienic material properties. Therefore the bed linen from sateen has to be in family, especially if among members of household there are allergic persons. Women need to know that sateen pillowcases allow to keep during sleep hairstyle as it should be. As this fabric is practically not rumpled, and is not obligatory to iron it at all.
Types of sateen
Sateen happens several types: Normal. Often the bed linen is sewed from such sateen as it has excellent utilization properties, is available at cost. Stuffed. Density of this material is slightly higher, than at normal sateen. Differs in the accurate and resistant drawing. Printing or coupon. It is stuffed sateen, the drawing only put on fabric is selected under form and the size of pillowcases, sheets, blanket covers. Products from such material look harmoniously and effectively. Sateen-jacquard. The feature of this fabric is that the drawing or pattern is created not in the course of coloring and when weave cloth. Such linen is similar to silk, but costs cheaper. Strayp-satin. It is one of types of sateen-jacquard, only the drawing in this case has appearance of strips. Most often material is painted in pastel tone natural dyes. Such linen stylish and elegantly looks. Mako-satin. It is the most elite and high-quality type of sateen which is made of the Egyptian cotton. Because of opaque gloss, lightnesses and velvet called it cotton silk. The cost of material corresponds to quality.