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Sateen is a silky-soft fabric in a satin weave structure where the warps and wefts interlace at irregular intervals as compared to plain weave, Glusica explains.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2025
The forecast also calls for more bottoms made with shirting weight fabrics like crisp cotton poplin and plain weaves.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2025
The forecast also calls for more bottoms made with shirting weight fabrics like crisp cotton poplin and plain weaves.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025
Percale: These sheets are made from plain weave cotton fiber.
—Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Larsson stacks belts rather than working them in a plain weave for the new Triangle bag.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
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“Plain weave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plain%20weave. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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