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When mentioning slip fabric, people often think of a waterproof fabric used to produce jackets and windbreakers, but in reality, it’s the opposite. Let’s explore with May Hop Phat to learn what slip fabric is and what clothing and items they are used to sew in the article below.
What is Slip Fabric?
Slip fabric is made from cotton fibers. Slip fabric sheets are usually solid-colored and not printed with patterns. However, if you like, you can buy slip fabric and print your own images or patterns on them.
Most slip fabrics today are made from synthetic fibers instead of cotton fibers, making them more affordable.
Natural slip fabric is very difficult to find and expensive. In contrast, synthetic slip fabric has a lower price and higher durability, so it is more popular.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Welded Slip Fabric
Like many types of fabric, slip fabric has both advantages and disadvantages. Welded slip fabric is durable, soft, has good elasticity, and comes in diverse colors. Particularly, slip fabric is very cool, suitable for summer wear. However, this is also the only disadvantage of this fabric type. The fabric doesn’t retain heat, so it cannot be worn in winter.
Advantages of Slip Fabric
– High durability: Most slip fabrics have quite high durability as they are made from synthetic or natural fibers.
– Diverse colors: Slip fabric easily absorbs color and when dyed, colors are very accurate, resulting in a very rich and diverse color palette. Consumers can choose based on their preferences.
– Cool, good sweat absorption: Slip fabric has good breathability and sweat absorption. Therefore, using this fabric in summer can help cool down and lower body temperature.
– Soft, high elasticity: Because slip fabric is made from cotton, it is particularly smooth, soft, and has good elasticity. You can feel the softness and coolness of the fabric just by touching its surface. Slip fabric is woven by interlacing elastic fibers to create a beautiful shape and good elasticity.
Disadvantages of Slip Fabric
The main disadvantage of slip fabric in general is that it is only suitable for summer wear. The fabric has breathability and sweat absorption properties, so it can cool down and lower temperature. Therefore, when worn in winter, slip fabric will bring a cold feeling and cannot keep the body warm.
Classification of Common Slip Fabric Types
Slip fabric is classified into many different types. Each type has its own distinct characteristics, and their uses are also quite diverse.
Common slip fabric types today include welded slip fabric, floral slip fabric, Thai slip fabric, Japanese slip fabric, Italian slip fabric, and velvet slip fabric.
Welded Slip Fabric
Korean stretch fabric is a type of fabric originating from South Korea and is widely used in the garment industry. This fabric type is extremely thick and maintains shape well. When touching the fabric surface, it feels soft and smooth.
Welded slip fabric has a reasonable price. Washing and cleaning welded slip fabric is quite simple. Because it brings a luxurious feel, welded slip fabric is often used to create vests and coats.
Reference price: 150,000 – 160,000 VND/width.
Floral Slip Fabric
Floral slip fabric is slip fabric printed with floral patterns. This fabric type is quite thick with a soft surface. When using floral slip fabric to sew garments, no additional inner lining is needed.
Reference price: 120,000 VND/width.
Thai Slip Fabric
Thai slip fabric has a smooth, slippery surface and is quite thick. When touched, it feels smooth. Thai slip fabric is made from synthetic fibers, bringing a cool feeling to the wearer.
This fabric type has good garment shape retention, so it is chosen by many office ladies to sew vests, A-line skirts, pencil skirts, etc.
Reference price: 130,000 VND/m
Japanese Slip Fabric
Japanese slip fabric is a premium slip fabric type. Japanese slip fabric material is soft, smooth, and silky. The fabric has good elasticity, and when used or cleaned, it leaves no wrinkles.
Reference price: 220,000 VND/1.5m
Italian Slip Fabric
Besides Japanese slip fabric, Italian slip fabric is also a good quality slip fabric type with high price. Italian slip fabric is soft and has a light shine, very suitable for sewing evening gowns for women.
Reference price: 100,000 VND/m.
Velvet Slip Fabric
Velvet slip fabric is a combination of slip fabric and velvet fabric. Velvet slip fabric has two sides: the outer side is quite shiny and smooth, the inner side has a layer of fine and short fibers that looks like velvet fabric. This fabric type has quite good absorbency.
Reference price: 140,000 VND/m.
Applications of Slip Fabric
– Evening wear, clothing, vests, summer skirts: The most typical application of slip fabric is sewing all types of clothing such as evening wear, ao dai, jackets, vests, and home wear for summer. The fabric brings softness and comfort when worn. Because it has good sweat absorption, it is very suitable for summer clothing and garments.
– Fabric curtains: Besides sewing summer clothes, slip fabric is also chosen by many mothers as material for their home curtains. They help increase aesthetics and luxury for the house.
– Bedding: Large brands like Everhome, Everon, Hanvico, etc., all love slip fabric material due to its high durability. The fabric is soft and doesn’t cause discomfort for users, so it will help nurture each customer’s sleep.
Where to Buy Slip Fabric?
Slip fabric is quite common, so buying slip fabric is quite easy. You can search to buy slip fabric on e-commerce platforms, distribution stores, or fabric markets.
– E-commerce platforms: Nowadays, technology is increasingly developed, you can buy slip fabric while sitting at home. However, the main disadvantage is that you cannot control the quality of the fabric you buy.
– Distribution stores: When buying at fabric distribution stores, you can control fabric quality, and slip fabric prices will be cheaper as there’s no intermediary.
– Fabric markets: If you’re in Ho Chi Minh City, you can go to fabric markets like Tan Dinh fabric market, Tan Binh fabric market, Kim Bien fabric market, etc. If you’re in Hanoi, go to Ninh Hiep market or Dong Xuan market.
We hope the above sharing can help you understand more about slip fabric and give you more choices when sewing clothes and items for summer.