When you're going on a trip, it can be easy to succumb to the temptation to pack everything you own. Instead, look for clothing and shoes that are appropriate for the destination, weather, activities and unexpected events. When in doubt, choose travel clothing that can be used in a variety of situations or places. This will allow you to pack lighter and travel with ease. As you choose clothing for a trip, resist the urge to pack items you probably won't need.

A fleece blanket is an insulating blanket made of a synthetic fabric blend. The term "fleece" often causes confusion, because it is sometimes used to describe part of the wool of sheep. In this context, however, it refers to a specific polyester fabric with no wool content whatsoever. Polar fleece is the most well known type, though a number of varieties are available.

From SWAT teams to firefighters to everyday people in exercise wear or sneakers, almost everyone is touched in one way or another by nonwoven fabrics in the clothes they wear. Nonwovens have important benefits in apparel for all types of facilities: clean rooms in manufacturing, laboratories, hospitals, and so much more.

Drapery designers are enlisting thermal lined fabrics these days. Its insulating properties work well in keeping rooms warmer in winter and cooler in summer. The savings for heating and cooling your home make the investment worthwhile. However, even more savings can be realized if you make your own thermal fabrics for use in window treatments or any other application a shrewd consumer can imagine. Finding inexpensive material is probably the most challenging aspect of this project.

Thermal lining fabric is regular cotton, wool or polyester fabric that is coated on one side with acrylic foam or a thin layer of aluminum. This very thin layer gives the material insulating properties. Clothes lined with thermal fabrics can keep the wearer warm or cool, and thermal-lined curtains can help a room stay warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

There are many benefits to cotton clothing, but some of the most commonly cited are the material’s hypoallergenic nature and its moisture-wicking properties. 

Some aspects of choosing upholstery fabric might seem pretty obvious such as selecting a color, which is usually the single biggest factor in fabric selection. However, while color is important, here are some other factors that should be considered first.

If you have ever gone shopping for wool fabrics you may have seen some of the fabric described as worsted, and some of it described as woolen.

If you are me, you may have wondered what this meant.  Aren’t all wool fabrics woolen?  I mean, they are wool, right?

Not quite!

Unfortunate odors in shoes and clothing come from microorganisms that feed on moisture, heat and humidity to survive.  However, with antimicrobial textile product protection, clothing and other textile materials stay fresher for longer.  From odor-resistant clothes and footwear to mold and mildew-inhibited window coverings, built-in Microban® antimicrobial textile product technologies increase product value and ease the cleaning process.