This list has links to retailers who
sell the fabric types we use in our clothing. If you have further
questions, you can contact
us for additional information.
Fleece
Fiber: Polyester/Polyethylene - recycled soda bottles!
Weave: Knit, with several possible textures.
Characteristics: Varies with the type of fleece. We use fleece
fabrics purchased from Malden Mills almost exclusively. Classic
Polarfleece has a 100% polyester velour construction creates air
pockets that trap
air and retain body heat. Unlike less expensive fleece fabrics, Polartec®
Classic products maintain their insulating ability and
non-pilling appearance after repeated laundering. The 100 series
is lightweight, 200 is midweight and 300 is heavyweight.
Malden Mills also makes weather
protection grade fleeces with a Durable Water Repellent (DWR).
Polartec® Wind Pro®
has four times more wind resistance than traditional fleece without
sacrificing breathability.
Polartec®
Windbloc-ACT®
blocks 98% of the wind while
Polartec® Windbloc®
is completely wind-proof.
From the Malden Mills
website:
Q. What's the difference between
Malden Mills fleeces and copycat fleeces?
A. Be careful of the imitations! Other manufacturers
are producing fleeces that may appear to be similar to Malden Mills
fleeces, but they aren't. They will cut costs by:
- producing a thinner fleece (less oz per linear yard) For example, 300 series fleece
weighs approx. 16 oz per linear yard
- producing
a fleece that pills. Polyester is a strong fiber that doesn't break
away from itself when it meets abrasion. The longer thread of other
fleeces will pull into itself and pill.
- producing a fleece that
matts. It is the ability of the fibers to stand upright that provides
Malden Mills fleeces with it's thermal qualities.
Malden Mills - Mill Fabric
Direct
Seattle Fabrics
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Silk
Characteristics: It is obtained from cocoons of certain species of
caterpillars. It is soft and has a brilliant sheen. It is one of the
finest textiles. It is also very strong and absorbent.
Silk is one of the oldest known textile fibers and, according to
Chinese tradition, was used as long ago as the 27th century BC. The
silkworm moth was originally a native of China, and for about 30
centuries the gathering and weaving of silk was a secret process, known
only to the Chinese.
Silk Dupionni
Silk Habutai
Silk Organza
Silk Satin
Silk Shantung
Silk Tussah
Manhattan
Fabrics
Thai Silks
Sawyer Brook
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Suede Cloth
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Panne
Velvet/Velour, Velour, Velvet, Velveteen
By Michelle
Fabric
& Art
House
of Fabrics
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Wool and
related fabrics
This fiber is made from the hair of
various animals such as sheep, llamas, camels, and goats. It is very
resilient and resistant to wrinkling. It is renewed by moisture and
well-known for its warmth.
Camel Hair
Cashmere
Bouclé
Gabardine
Wool Broadcloth
Tropical Worsted Wool
Wool Coating or Coat Wool
Wool Flannel
Wool Melton
Worsted Wool Flannel
Dorr Mill Store
Manhattan
Fabrics
Sawyer Brook
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