Satin and silk are kind of the same in a way—satin is technically a type of weaving rather than a type of fabric. At one point in time, satin was traditionally made from silk, but in the modern ...

Similar to percale, sateen (not to be confused with satin) refers to a type of weave pattern instead of a fabric or fiber. Fabrics made with a sateen weave are much softer than percale ones ...