Printed Duchess Satin Fabric

Printing on Duchess Satin Fabric

This elegant custom printed Duchess Satin fabric gives a guaranteed silky smooth flow to anything you make.

Surface textures

A soft to the touch, smooth, and slightly glossy surface area makes Duchess Satin a more opaque satin compared to its heavier counterparts. Composed of a highly twisted filament yarn, the Duchess has an easy and natural drape.

Print detail

The light reflecting glossy face, provides an even sheen over the fabric, which lends itself nicely to the print quality. The bright white of the base creates a bold contrast for color and guarantees a crisp finish. The Duchess Satin picks up very fine lines, perfect for intricately detailed designs.

Usage

The custom made Duchess Satin fabric is perfect for everyday use, supported by its easy to maintain surface quality. The finish and surface texture of this type of satin makes it ideal when looking at designing interior furnishings such as curtains, drapes, cushions, quilts, and upholstery. The type of yarn used makes this textile highly suitable for end uses like outer/inner garments, in particular, skin-clinging garments It’s slightly glossy non-absorbent surface provides an easy to wipe down surface which requires limited care and low maintenance.

Sizing For Hemming And Shrinkage

We have a full Cut & Sew service here at Contrado, and are able to hem your fabric prints for a small additional charge. We create a small one- or two-fold hem that typically uses 0.2" to 0.75" (5-20mm) of material, depending on the thickness of the fabric. So, for example, if you want a finished piece of fabric that measures 39.37" x 39.37", you will need to order a size of 39.96" x 39.96" to allow for the hem (on top of that please also allow for shrinkage of min 2%). The thicker the fabric, the bigger the hem will be. You can choose to have your prints hemmed with either Black or White thread. On our silk and other light woven fabrics, one hemmed edge will be straight (vertically down the roll) and the other will be slightly rippled. The hemming material allowances are as follows and you need to make your print bigger to accommodate the hem:

• Light Fabrics (0.59oz-2.95oz): For silks and other light fabrics, we use 0.24" - 0.32" / 6mm-8mm in the hem (2 fold), so overall width/height will be minus 0.48"-0.56""/ 12-16mm
• Medium Fabrics (2.98oz-5.90oz): For medium-weight fabrics that fray, we use 0.5 - 0.75" / 15-20mm in the hem (2 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 1.4" - 1.6" / 35-40mm
• Stiff/Heavy/No-fray fabrics: we use 0.5 - 0.75" / 15-20mm in the hem (1 fold) so overall width/height will be minus 1.5" / 35-40mm

All of these measurements are approximate and can vary. Including with shrinkage, it can mean a fairly significant difference to ordered dimensions, so please plan your print accordingly. Depending on how open the weave is, our fabric can shrink anywhere from 2% to 8% with the average being 2.5%.

How Would you Like the Edge?

• As it comes. We cut around your image, leaving a simply scissor cut, perhaps uneven white fabric border. 
• Hem with thread. We can hem your fabric with a choice of black or white thread. Please allow 1-2 days additional production time. See below for information on how hemming affects the size of your print. We offer an overlock hem, as well as a folded hem (one or two fold depending on the fabric) however not all fabrics are suited to both hem types. If you can see both options, it means both are suitable, and you will be able to choose whichever you prefer. 
• Cut on the line. We will cut neatly on the edge of your design. This means that if you have a border around your design we will cut around that border, if your design takes the whole space of the fabric, then we will neatly cut around the edge of that image. Please be aware, when we cut along the line, we have to cut against the grain of the fabric. This is the standard procedure for fabric cutting. This means that with some fabrics, for example, Georgette and Mulmul, which have a slight wave in them, some fraying will occur. This is unavoidable, as the cut follows the grain of the textile. 

All of our fabrics are cut manually by hand, with the utmost care and attention. If your fabric has a slightly uneven look on the edges or a touch of fraying, this does not indicate a flaw in the textile. It is not always possible to achieve a perfectly straight cut with certain fabrics, so please do bare this in mind when it comes to your design. If you have any queries or would like to know about our cutting methods in more detail, please get in touch and we will be more than happy to discuss them with you.

Please note: As we make everything by hand, all sizes may vary slightly.

For further information about our fabrics see our FAQs.

What are the differences between this, Monroe Satin and Lucent Satin?

All three of these are in the satin family, being constructed of satin weaves, they all have a shimmery exterior. The only real differences are the weights, with the Lucent weighing 3.5oz, Duchess in the middle weighing 5.9oz and Monroe weighing the most at 4.7oz. The only noticeable visible attribute is the fluidity of the lightest being the most malleable and the heaviest being the stiffest.

Does the satin fabric crease or crumple easily?

Duchess Satin has a great drape and is very hardy. This is true even when it is forced into positions where the fabric should stay creased. Once laid flat and smoothed over with the hand our custom print satin returns to its original state very quickly and creases are no longer noticeable.

Is this fabric safe and easy to iron?

To preserve the quality of the digital print, we don’t recommend ironing directly onto the fabric. We suggest putting a clean cloth between the print and the iron to avoid the fabric or colors becoming compromised. An alternative is to iron the fabric on the reverse and setting the temperature of the iron to low.