Flannel Fabric

Flannel is a type of fabric which is made from plain and twill weave commonly with carded yarns. Most of the time flannel is napped from the both sides to clears its twill weaves. The more flannel is napped the more it will be delicate. Use of flannel fabric determines its degree of napping and fibre composition. Comparatively it is a warm fabric because of its napping it contains still air in it which protects the fresh and cold air flow through fibres. 

Use of synthetic fibre in its composition adds durability and resistance to its abrasion therefore it may cause a lighter effect in the fabric life. Moreover use of synthetic can also determine its fine finishing and inflexibility which make sure a perfect fit. Some fibres as acrylic fibre, when used in its composition, enhance its crease retention.

For casual wearing wool, wool blended fibres or synthetic fibres made from even twill- weave. Most splendid and delicate formal dresses are tailored from 100% wool flannel fabrics.  Blending a man-made fibre gives the advantage that it prevents felting shrinkage and produced easily washables man’s suiting. These blends can be of wool with acrylic, polyester, nylon etc.

Most widely used flannels are cotton flannels which are produced by using soft spun filling yarns. There are many kinds of cotton flannel i,e suede and flannelette. Suede is an extremely short and compact nap treated fabric having very flat and smooth texture and flannelette is a light weight soft fabric having twill weave and nap from both sides. 

When washing or cleaning, flannel needs special handling and care particularly in drying. It is undoubtedly the most delicate and soft fabric so it should be handled with special care, for sure. Make sure you did not wash it roughly as flannel will be out of its clean and neat texture and will give a very weird look making it inadequate to use again. But at the same time it is very light in weight making it easy to handle while washing and easy to use after washing. Flannel is available in a wide variety of colours and prints in the market making it a perfect option to fit in every customer’s choice. Its quality is that it is available in loud colours so no one has to be worry about the colour fading and all that. Notable thing is that flannel made from cotton shrinks a bit after first wash so keep this thing in mind while washing.