Are bridal gowns that are silk, pure silk?? or are they always silk satin?
I am having a dress made and someone told me I can only get silk satin? I’m confused!
The answer to that might confuse you just as much – but I hope I can explain it okay. Neither silk nor satin are actually a type of fabric on their own.
basically – there are a number of ways to describe a fabric. This include the weave and the fibre used to make it. Satin, for example, is a type of weave. Silk on the other hand is a fibre.
Basic Bridal satin which is used in more affordable bridal gowns is generally a polyester fiber in a satin weave.
A silk satin is a silk fiber in a satin weave. There are different types of silk satins depending on the fibers used. You can get pure silk satin – which is 100% silk and is probably what you think of as silk. You can also get blends that are 60/40 or 30/70 blend of polyester and silk.
There are many different types of “silks” including raw silk, dupoini silk, silk satin, duchess silk satin – which simply refers to the type of weave used.
Most top designers (Melissa Sweet, etc) use fabrics like silk satin and duchess satin (a heavy satin weave) that are made from 100% silk fiber and are, pure silk. On the websites, these designers list them as the basic fabric names (duchess satin, double faced satin, etc) but when you visit the bridal salon you an check the tags and you will find that most high end designer gowns are using fabrics that are 100% silk fibers.
Cheaper gowns like those you might purchase at places like David’s Bridal will be listed as duchess satin, double faced satin, etc – but if you check their tags you will see that the fabrics are a blend of polyester, cotton, silks, or other more affordable synthetic fibers and not pure silk.
For an example from every day life – take denim for example. My jeans are denim – but denim, like satin, is a weave. Different types of denim use different fibers (silk is a fiber) For example, the jeans my daughter is wearing now are a blend of ramie, cotton, polyester and spandex (all types of fibers) while the ones I am wearing are also a demin, but contain cotton and spandex only.
I hope that sort of makes sense:( What it breaks down to is that SOMETIMES Satin is Silk. Sometimes Satin is Polyester. Sometimes Satin is a blend:( Pure silk is not a fabric on it’s own, it has to be in a weave of some sort – the same way that satin is not actually a fabric on it’s own, it has to have a type of fiber.
When it comes to purchasing – it is safe to assume that lower cost bridal gowns are synthetic fabrics, and higher end are almost always silk fabrics. You can ask, or check the tags to find out what fibers are actually used.
Pure Silk – Do You Ever Think About Me (reggae lovers rock)
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