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Nampaknya masih ramai yang kurang pasti apa itu COTTON SATEEN. Nampaknya ramai yang tak klik kat link yang saya sudah post pada 28/10/11 hari tu;-p.Takpe la,kali ni saya post semua sekali ye info pasal cotton sateen ni.harap-harap info ini berguna untuk anda semua sebab kain cotton ni ada bermacam-macam jenis cotton.dan cotton satin ni antara yang terbest;-)

Quick – what fabric comes in many different weights, is easy to sew, luxurious to hold, resistant to wrinkles and sensibly machine washable?

Why, cotton sateen, of course.

Cotton sateen feels and looks like satin but stands up to everyday washing machine abuse like cotton. Cotton sateen is easy to handle in the sewing room – it feeds evenly and stays put when you want it to – but unlike many cotton fabrics, it also has a yummy drape to it. Printed or solid, cotton sateen is made in many different weights, making it a good choice for nighties AND upholstery. Now, how many other fabrics can do that?

Cotton sateen rose to popularity in the early 1900s as a cheaper, more durable alternative to silk and satin (also a silk product). The cotton fibers used to make cotton sateen are mercerized – soaked in lye and then treated in an acid bath – to add sheen and to make the fibers more accepting of dye. That's all well and good, but what really defines cotton sateen is its sateen weave. The four over, one under pattern of a sateen weave places most threads (also called "floats") on the surface of the fabric, minimizing the number of interlacings in the fabric. The result? A glossy, lustrous right side and a dull (but still soft) wrong side. Nighties and couches, here we come!

Unlike some vintage fabrics, cotton sateen is still very popular today. Kaufman fabrics makes a wonderful printed variety of cotton sateen and Spoonflower.com even offers cotton sateen as one of the bases for its custom fabric printing service. Another life-altering newsflash: cotton sateen is also available in a stretch variety nowadays, allowing cheaters (like me) to omit side zippers from their vintage-inspired summer dresses FOREVER

- all this content credit to eringilday from BurdaStyle http://www.burdastyle.com/

One nice thing about cotton sateen, the colors held so very well, (and long!) Washing was done in hot water then, we had a wringer washer until the mid-sixties, and hung out all linens and clothes on a line. - nehmah

so,apa tunggu lagi?cepat2lah order;-)