batiste

Delicate handkerchief material

Batiste is a fine, lightweight fabric, typically of cotton or linen, with a soft, slightly sheer quality.

It's used for delicate garments like blouses, lingerie, and christening gowns, as well as handkerchiefs and linings: a batiste nightgown, handkerchiefs of fine batiste.

fabric

cambric

Fine white woven material

  • lawnTended yard grass
  • voileSheer, lightweight textile
  • muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth

organdy · nainsook · mull · dimity · cotton · linen · percale · shirting · lightweight · textile

sheer

translucent

Permitting diffused light passage

see-through · filmy · tissue-thin · delicate · fine · airy · wispy · ethereal · featherlight · lightweight

garments

blouses

Women's button-front tops

nightgowns · undergarments · chemises · petticoats · collars · cuffs · bonnets

sewing

embroidery

Decorative stitching on fabric

appliqué · monogramming · whitework · fagoting

Categories
Opposites
fabric weight and texture

batistecanvas

Heavy woven cloth

denim · burlap · sackcloth · tweed · corduroy

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G