Caring for Satin🙏

If you want to sew clothes with Satin you had better take care of it the right way. Most satin clothes comes with the label – Dryclean only.

One problem many face with satin is the appearance of water spots. Do not use water spays when ironing satin. It is always better to press satin from the wrong side.

Marking ✏️ & cutting✂️ satin

It may be very difficult to rectify mistakes in sewing satin. If you have sewn a seam wrong and has to resort to ripped stitches, this will mar the  look of the dress, as the soft smooth surface of satin will show the stitch marks prominently. The slippery nature of the fabric makes it difficult to keep it position on the surface. Make sure the surface also is not slippery. Keep pattern weights. Cut single layer only always . If you cut in two layers, the layer underneath will/may definitely shift and you will have a different sized piece.You cankeep paper underneath and cut together with the paper.

Having very sharp scissors is mandatory when cutting satin. Getting yourself a serrated edged scissors helps greatly

Marking 🖍satin.

The smooth surface of satin will smudge and smear the chalk lines and you may find it is permanent. Also as it shows water staining marks prominently if you try to remove chalk marks with water you may get very ugly looking water spots. Marking on the dull side of satin is the solution.

Use pattern weights instead of pins wherever possible.Where you have to use pins, use sharp silk pins; I would pin only within the seam allowances – satin shows pin marks clearly.

Needle 📌 and thread used for sewing satin

When sewing satin you have to use very sharp needles.

Buy  cotton-wrapped polyester thread, or a lingerie thread for sewing satin fabric.

How to sew 🙊 Satin

Satin frays a lot. But thankfully it doesn’t fray on the bias. So if possible cut on the bias.

Also if you cannot cut on the bias, leave wide seam allowances and donot forget to finish the fabric edges. I sometimes apply fray check immediately as soon as I cut. French seams also work very well, as the fabric edges will be well hidden.

Satin dresses are usually lined  so that will take care of a lot  of frayed edges.