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5 Best Batiste Fabrics (Reviews Updated 2021)

Batiste fabric is a more plain weave fabric. While batiste is usually made from cotton or linen, it can also be made with a blend of synthetic and natural fibers, like a poly/cotton blend, or even from synthetic fibers only. Batiste is usually lightweight. The fabric was often used for lining garments or for making apparel items like lingerie, but it has many more uses. The fabric is soft, and even though it is often light weight, it is still quite versatile and can be used for a variety of different projects.

Best Batiste Fabrics

Here are our batiste fabric reviews.

1. Cloud 9 Organic Wild

This line of batiste fabric comes in different, delightful prints that are perfect for a whole host of different projects. The fabric is lightweight, finely woven, soft, and floaty. Like other batiste fabrics, it is also semi-sheer. This line of fabric can be used for sewing different apparel items like lingerie, blouses, scarves, and more.

  • Fabric is very lightweight and is made from 100% organic cotton
  • Machine wash on gentle, tumble dry on low heat
  • Comes in 44” widths
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2. Hanes 118” Wide Drapery Sheers

This batiste fabric, like the name indicates, comes in extra wide widths, which is perfect for a variety for different projects. The fabric is lightweight and sheer. Because it comes in such wide widths, the fabric could be perfect for making things like elegant tablecloths, or for window treatments. Even though it is sheer, the fabric could also be used to make apparel items.

  • Fabric is very lightweight
  • Made from 100% polyester
  • Hand wash with warm water and line dry or hang to dry- do not use bleach
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3. International Designer Batiste

This line of batiste fabrics comes in almost twenty different prints. Batiste fabric is known to be soft, but this fabric also has a luxuriously silky feel. The fabric is semi-sheer and is lightweight. The fabric would be a good choice for lining for different apparel items, and can also be used for making blouses, shirts, skirts, scarves, and more.

  • Fabric can be hand washed or machine washed on gentle and hung to dry, but could also be dry cleaned
  • Fabric is very lightweight and is made from 100% viscose
  • Comes in 58” widths
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4. Kaufman Savannah Batiste

This line of fabric can be used for making different apparel items including lingerie and blouses, or it can also be used for a variety of linings as well. This line of batiste fabric is lightweight and is semi-sheer. Batiste fabric is usually very soft and adds a luxurious touch to just about any project.

  • Fabric is lightweight and is made from 100% cotton
  • Comes in 56” widths
  • Machine wash on cold, tumble dry
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5. Imperial Batiste

This line of batiste fabric comes in several different solid colors. This batiste fabric is lightweight and is semi-sheer and finely woven. Batiste is a great fabric to use for blouses and shirts, for lingerie, for lining other apparel items, and for heirloom sewing projects as well.

  • Machine wash on gentle, tumble dry on low heat
  • Fabric is a blend of 65% polyester and 35% cotton
  • Comes in 60” widths
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Batiste Fabric Buying Guide

Batiste fabric is a great way to add a touch of luxury to your wardrobe. Batiste fabrics are generally quite soft, and some even have a smooth, silky texture. Batiste is often semi-sheer, which can be used to make fancier blouses or line formal clothing. Batiste can also be used to make accents like scarves and it can also be a great fabric to use for heirloom sewing projects.

Versatility

Batiste might be a lighter weight fabric, but that doesn’t mean that it won’t stand up to wearing and even to household use. Batiste fabrics are known to be finely woven and soft, but the fabric is also generally made from natural fibers like linen and cotton which are known to be quite durable, or blended with fibers like polyester, which is also usually quite durable. Batiste comes in many different colors and prints and is versatile enough that it can be used for both apparel items and household projects.

Affordability

Batiste fabrics can sometimes be purchased for around ten dollars a yard, but other lines are going to range in the twenty to thirty dollar a yard range. Batiste is a beautiful fabric that can look and feel surprisingly luxurious given that it is often made from materials like cotton or linen. It is fairly versatile and comes in a wide range of colors, widths, and prints. While you might have to spend a little bit of extra money on batiste, it is a unique fabric that can be used for many different projects.

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