Flannel is usually a blended fabrics
made up from wool, cotton and/or synthetic polyester. It's renowned
for its warming properties that's why is made into night clothes as
well as blankets, bed sheets and pillow slips.
You can get brushed or un-brushed
flannel, the former giving a soft touch. Flannel also comes as single
or double napped, double nap flannel being brushed on both sides. Due
to its warmth flannel was commonly used for bedsheets, I remember my
grandmother having flannel sheets on the beds and I have to admit it
was snugly warm once under the covers – the was no central heating
in those days, so it was a matter of just leaving the top of your
exposed during the really cold months!
You can still get flannel or
flannelette sheets and bedding – not only is it warming it's also
very durable and hard wearing.
Image: Melaine O
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