Flannel is soft and loose cloth with rare fiber. It made from merino yarn. Homeland of flannel is England. Flannel with different thickness may be used for sewing costumes, trousers, club jackets and shirts. Flannel is often used for creation fall and winter season clothes. However, flannel with low thickness may be used for production of summer jackets. Don’t wear flannel clothes every day: it will be soon worn out because of stretching.
Famous a three-piece suit sewing are made of flannel in classical variant. Flannel fabrics differ in density, in the way of weaving of threads, in Spesore (from super 100 s’ to super 140 s’). Also, cashmere is often woven into the flannel: from 5% to 20%.
Flannel characteristics:
- Very pleasantly tactile. Has unique feature: it becomes softer with every wash.
- It heats up quickly and keeps warm for a long time.
- It has high durability due to tight weaving.
- It is hygroscopic.
- This material is a «breathing» fabric.
- This material is hypoallergenic.
- It is easy to care.
