What is satin weave fabric?

Satin weave fabric is cloth built with long floats—yarns passing over several opposing yarns before interlacing, often at 4/1 or higher—so the face reflects light evenly and reads smooth and lustrous. Warp-faced versions are called satin; weft-faced versions in spun yarn are sateen. The same long floats that create the lustre also snag more readily than plain or twill, so satin programs need snag-aware handling and careful end-use selection.

When you request a quote, write warp-faced or weft-faced, the ratio, fiber and yarn, finished width, and GSM. Our in-production satin program is satin stripe—satin-float bands on a plain ground at 5,000 meters per specification—while full-width polyester satin is quoted as a custom program from the same 5,000-meter minimum. Approve ratio and hand on a woven sample in daylight.