Batiste dresses

For a hot summer, you cannot find a more comfortable outfit than a dress made of light fabric, for example, a batiste. Batiste is the finest, translucent material that is made from flax or cotton fibers.

The most high-quality cambric cloth is woven in selected areas of Belgium and France - there are still preserved ancient methods of making cambric that allow to get an incredibly thin and strong fabric. Interestingly, it is Belgium that is considered the birthplace of the cambric, specifically the county of Flanders, in which this material has been produced since the 18th century.

In this article we will tell you about the cambric dresses: their merits and demerits, fashionable styles, and also give some recommendations for the care of products from the batiste.

To begin with, let's talk about the qualities of this unusual material that give it advantages, and which - do not speak in its favor.

So, among the main advantages of cambric are the following:

• does not fit a figure therefore allows to move freely;
• perfectly breathable, it is not hot;
• forms beautiful folds and drapes;
• pleasant to the touch;
• retains its shape well, does not deform after washing;
• wrinkles very weakly;
• does not need careful care;
• possesses low cost price.

The list of disadvantages of the lawyer will be as follows:

• This fabric looks quite simple, so cambric dresses are not suitable for especially solemn occasions;
• needlewomen often complain that it is difficult to cut the cambric canvas, because it is too light.

Today in the shops you can find dresses from several different types of cambric:

• cotton;
• flaxseed;
• synthetic.

The first two varieties of cambric are completely natural materials, and the last is fabric of artificial origin.

In descriptions, such term as “mercerized cambric” is often found. It refers to the fabric of the highest quality, which is achieved by treating the fibers with sodium hydroxide followed by washing in hot and cold water. As a result of these procedures, the fabric becomes silky, acquires strength and ability to absorb moisture.

Batiste dresses are a type of summer clothes, so they usually look very simple and concise. This material is draped beautifully, so a dress with airy, fluffy skirts is often sewn from it.

Layered cambric skirts with ruffles or ruffles make a female figure look like an exotic flower.

The loose sundresses and tunics from batiste are incredibly beautiful and gentle outfits for warm weather. Since the batiste is well colored, the designers do not limit their imagination, releasing collections of batiste dresses of bright, rich colors.

In the shops you can find a dress from batiste, in which you can appear in the office, without violating the dress code. For such a case, you need to choose a dress of a more dense fabric, straight and slightly flared cut, with a shallow neckline.

In the summer, we can finally allow what we had in the course of several cold months - light, open dresses. For such a case, a batiste is the most suitable material. A snow-white dress, revealing shoulders, will beautifully shade a tan, and dresses of bright colors, with unusual patterns and ornaments, will make you stand out from the crowd.

For summer, models with a skirt to the floor are particularly good, which not only beautifully lengthen the silhouette, but also protect from the sun. Shorter cambric dresses are comfortable for summer days, full of vigorous activity. They will not hold down movements and will allow your legs to become covered with golden suntan.

• Batista products should be washed by hand or in a washing machine in the delicate wash mode.
• It is better to wash cambric dresses and other clothes separately from things sewn from other types of fabrics.
• When ironing dresses from batiste, it is necessary to transfer the iron to the “flax” or “cotton” mode; in addition, it is recommended to enclose gauze.
• If you need to sew a dress of cambric, use the thinnest needle and thread, otherwise the punctures will be noticeable.
• It is possible to bleach and remove stains from cambric dresses, but only with the help of special means for delicate fabrics.