Satin the light reflecting is not scattered as much by the fibres, which have fewer tucks. Satin is usually a warp-faced weaving technique in which warp yarns are "floated" over weft yarns, although there are also weft-faced satins. If a fabric is formed with a satin weave using filament fibres such as silk, polyester or nylon, the corresponding fabric is termed a "satin", although some definitions insist that the fabric be made from silk. If the yarns used are short-staple yarns such as cotton, the fabric formed is considered a sateen. A satin fabric tends to have a high luster due
Lady in Satin Side Two The Centennial Edition On April 14, 2015, Columbia Records released a 3-CD set album, "Lady in Satin: The Centennial Edition", a week after what would've been Billie Holiday's 100th birthday. Roughly seventy minutes worth of material - including thirteen complete tracks, incomplete tracks, studio chatter, breakdowns, false starts and warm-ups are present on the album. Previously, all of it (except for those fragments without Billie Holiday) had been released by Michael Fontannes on his Kangourou/Masters of Jazz Label. CD One <br>(tracks 1-12 are the songs that appeared on the original 1958 Lady in Satin release) CD Two <br>