Duchess Satin

Duchess Satin is the queen of all satins it is beautifully made from a heavy weight satin weave creating a highly lustrous look and feel - Perfect for bridal wear, evening dresses and special occasion attires. Duchess Satin is a rich looking fabric of superior quality enough to enhance any gown. Duchess Satin is soft to touch leaving you feel superior and every bit special - Wrap yourself in Duchess Satin and be transformed into a new level of lustrous superiority - Full of the "Feel Good" factor!

Duchess Satin is not only used for bridal wear, evening dresses and special occasion attires. Its versatile nature is also used in the manufacture of soft and luxurious lingerie including night wear, the soft satin feels superior against your skin and keeps you feeling gorgeous. Duchess Satin is also used in bed sheets giving you that extra special feeling of quality throughout the night. With such a versatile material Duchess Satin is a must have for your material box kit.

Duchess Satin was originally woven from silk thread although with today's modern manufacturing methods Duchess Satin can also be manufactured from nylon or polyester. The high luxurious and Superiority of Duchess Satin is what distinguishes it from other fabrics - Duchess smooth and sleek look is created by the number of Floats which are found within the fabric; these floats are described as missed inter lacings within the inner make up of the fabric. It is these floats which determine the originality of the Duchess Satin feel making it soft and superior, compared to other fabrics. Duchess Satin is the fabric of class!

As described the loose floats which make up the Duchess Satin fabric create the unique soft feel that Duchess Satin is well known for. Although these floats are also what makes Duchess Satin delicate. It is recommended that items made from the luxurious Duchess Satin fabric should be professionally cleaned, in order to maintain the fabulous look and feel. If Duchess Satin items are cleaned for example in the household washing machine, it may damage some floats causing the material to wear eventually and lose its sleek. A wedding dress made from Duchess Satin would be advised to be dry cleaned professionally, to maintain its beauty.

Duchess Satin is an easy fabric to work with, it is shiny and soft on the outside where everyone can see and admire, and matt on the inside - This enables the satin to hang beautifully making cutting and stitching easier. Hence creating that fantastic look with a material that actually works with you to create your perfect gown.

Calico Laine have a wide range of Duchess Fabric colours all high quality and beautifully presented. Colours range from Alexanda duchess satin, apricot duchess satin, Champaign Duchess Satin and much more! Calico Laine have over 20 unique colour ranges of the Duchess Satin fabric, including the medium weight Duchess Satin varieties. Calico Laine is the supplier of quality fabrics of all ranges - We are certain you will find the materials you are looking for.