"They wanted us to be doctors," said Alice. Thirty-eight years later, Satin Moon is one of San Francisco's most established fabric stores. The space isn't large - about 1,200 square feet - but ...

But while the two have a similar look and feel, they're not the same thing. "Satin is a type of woven fabric made from any smooth and lustrous filament yarns," says Preeti Gopinath, associate ...

Silk is a natural material that's typically made from silkworms, making it non-vegan. Satin fabric, however, is synthetic and typically made of nylon, rayon, and polyester. "Satin" describes the ...