What's the difference??
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I just checked Wiki. Scrolled down a bit and found some info about flannelette. Apparently, it's a napped cotton with the texture of flannel. Most of the flannelette I saw at the store was in the children's fabric section.
I wonder...could it be used in place of flannel? What do you think?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannel
I wonder...could it be used in place of flannel? What do you think?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flannel
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Over time, the two words have become pretty much synonymous to mean the same cotton flannel/flannelette fabric.
However .... in the olden days .........
Flannel ... was wool
Flannelette ... was cotton
So while defining differences .... combed cotton vs. flannel/flannelette?
My visual observation is that the combed cotton is virtually the same on both sides. Perhaps a little finer weave. Also, possibly a little softer/fuzzier on the right side. It has been much the same in the wash/day cycle re shrinkage and after several washings is still losing fluff!
However .... in the olden days .........
Flannel ... was wool
Flannelette ... was cotton
So while defining differences .... combed cotton vs. flannel/flannelette?
My visual observation is that the combed cotton is virtually the same on both sides. Perhaps a little finer weave. Also, possibly a little softer/fuzzier on the right side. It has been much the same in the wash/day cycle re shrinkage and after several washings is still losing fluff!
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To my way of thinking, flannel and flannelette are really the same kind of brushed cotton. Flannelette was always the cheaper, thinner, slightly more stretchy version and did not wash and wear as long. Flannel was more expensive, had a tighter weave and behaved better in quilts. Flannelette seemed to come more in plain colours and baby and child prints while flannel was a little more "grown up".
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