FSN 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Plain Weave, Sateen, Satin
29 May 2018
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FSN 101 – Textiles I Lab Manual
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Week 10 – The Satin Weave
The satin weave is identified by the smooth, lustrous fabric surface. It is similar to
a twill weave, but the intersection points are irregular and do not form a twill line in
the fabric. Satin woven fabrics have either long warp or filling (weft) floats, which
give the fabric its flat and shiny surface appearance. The smallest number of
floats in a satin weave is 3, making a 3/1 satin.
Figure 19. 4/1 Satin Weave (with a counter of 3)
FSN 101 – Textiles I Lab Manual
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Updated Aug. 24, 2016
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Sateen is a satin weave constructed with staple fibres, as seen in cotton sateen
fabric.
Most satins are warp faced, as in Figure 19. Sometimes, sateens are filling (weft)
faced, and would look like this, below:
Figure 20. Filing Faced Sateen
Document Summary
The satin weave is identified by the smooth, lustrous fabric surface. It is similar to a twill weave, but the intersection points are irregular and do not form a twill line in the fabric. Satin woven fabrics have either long warp or filling (weft) floats, which give the fabric its flat and shiny surface appearance. The smallest number of floats in a satin weave is 3, making a 3/1 satin. 4/1 satin weave (with a counter of 3) Sateen is a satin weave constructed with staple fibres, as seen in cotton sateen fabric. Most satins are warp faced, as in figure 19. Sometimes, sateens are filling (weft) faced, and would look like this, below: Part 1 characteristics of the satin weave. Observe and mount the samples of satin and sateen fabrics. Indicate whether the floats run lengthwise or crosswise. Study questions: as the length of the floats in a satin weave increase, what happens to the following properties:
