Batiste

How it is used

Useful in descriptions of fine shirting and delicate layers; state fibre content separately.

Example sentences

1. The fine batiste wrinkled where the machine pulled it too hard.

   Lightweight cloth requires feeding that does not distort the seam area.

2. Her fabric card lists cotton batiste as the lightest option for the blouse.

   The fibre name narrows the specification of this fine woven fabric.

Common collocations

• cotton batiste
• fine batiste

Related terms

• fabricCloth made by weaving, knitting or bonding fibres or yarns together, used to make clothes, home textiles and many other products.
• weaveThe pattern in which the lengthwise warp yarns and crosswise weft yarns are interlaced in a woven fabric, such as plain, twill or satin.

More terms: Fibres & Fabrics

• fibre
• cotton
• polyester
• woven
• knit
• composition
• GSM
• denim
• jersey
• elastane
• viscose
• linen