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Aug 28

What is Polar Fleece?

Polar fleece is a kind of knitted fabric. It is a small ingot knitted structure, which is woven on a large circular machine. After weaving, the gray fabric is first dyed, and then processed by various complex finishing processes such as napping, combing, shearing, and polarizing. Treatment, the front side of the fabric is napped, the polar grains are dense and fluffy but not easy to shed or pilling, the back napped is sparse and well-proportioned, the fluff is short, the texture is clear, and the fluffy elasticity is excellent. Its ingredients are generally polyester and soft to the touch. It is the first choice for keeping out the cold in the past two domestic winters. In addition, polar fleece can also be combined with all fabrics to make the effect of keeping out the cold better. For example: Polar fleece and polar fleece composite, polar fleece and denim composite, polar fleece and lamb fleece composite, polar fleece and mesh fabric composite with waterproof and breathable film in the middle, and so on.

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Polar fleece is divided into long fiber and short fiber:

   Staple fiber polar fleece is slightly more expensive than long fiber polar fleece.

   Staple fiber polar fleece is generally woven from 32S polyester yarn. Its English (100% polyester spun polar fleece) is also classified as staple fiber polar fleece.

  Long-fiber polar fleece is generally woven from polyester filaments, and can be woven into full polyester 150D96F, 150D48F, 150D144F, 150D288F, 75D72F, 75D144F, 100D144F, 100D288F, etc. Its English expression (100% polyester filament polar fleece), in general, the higher the F value, the better the feel of the fabric, and the higher the price of polar fleece. For example, 100D144F, 150D144F and other polar fleece are already ultra-fine fleece.

Long-fiber polar fleece can be divided into low-stretch silk polar fleece (DTY) and bright silk (FDY). Their English expression is (100% polyester Micro-polar fleece). Generally, the long fiber of the blanket is shaken Grain cashmere is mostly.

   Polar fleece can be used as clothes, and the price ranges from 300 to 2000 yuan. In addition, polar fleece can be used as bedding, carpets, coats, jackets, vests, windbreakers, cheerleader logos, fleece gloves, scarves, hats, pillows, cushions, etc.

   They are now exported to the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada and other countries.


Polar fleece is different from ordinary fabrics:

        New types of polar fleece are still being developed. Spandex (up to 5%) and T/R polar fleece can be added during the weaving process of polar fleece, but this technology has not been found to be mastered by several factories. , Needs further improvement.

   Special treatment for the fabric, for example, adding antistatic additives, anti-flame retardant additives, infrared additives and so on. For some special polar fleece, for example, the antistatic fiber is added to the fabric during the weaving process. There are not many polar fleece with this kind of fiber in the domestic market.

   Polar fleece can also be combined with all fabrics to make it more effective in keeping out the cold. For example: polar fleece and polar fleece composite, polar fleece and denim composite, polar fleece and lamb fleece composite, polar fleece and mesh fabric composite with waterproof and breathable film in the middle, and so on.

        In addition, polar fleece can be divided into plain and printed. Plain polar fleece can be divided into drop-needle polar fleece, emboss polar fleece, and emboss polar fleece according to individual requirements. Jacquard polar fleece and so on. According to the different printing paddles, the printed polar fleece has more than 200 varieties of colors such as penetration printing, rubber paddle printing, and transfer printing color strips. This fabric has novel and unique patterns, colorful colors, natural and smooth pattern, and is favored by people from all walks of life.

   In terms of the price of polar fleece, the width of polar fleece in our country is generally around 150CM, some are as wide as 230CM, and the weight ranges from 180 to 450 grams. The price should consider the cost of raw materials, weaving, weaving loss, dyeing, dyeing loss and finishing and other labor costs. In terms of fabric prices, the cheapest is the Zhejiang market, but Changshu in Jiangsu is also relatively cheap. The current polar fleece fabric is already a popular fabric with low price and high taste.


Question: Some people say that fleece is easy to cause asthma, is that right? What is the basis?

  Answer: Actually, this is related to whether the individual's skin can accept this fabric, because the main raw material of this fabric is polyester. In my personal opinion, this kind of people's choice of clothing materials, wool underwear, duck down vests, animal fur clothing and acrylic, polyester and other chemical fiber clothing materials can easily cause allergies, urticaria, and asthma attacks, so asthma patients may have this The underwear of patients with medical history should be made of pure cotton fabric, and the fabric should be smooth, soft and flat, and the clothes should not be too tight. And bedding should use less silk cotton and down products.


  Q: Is there any pure cotton fleece? Can pure cotton blankets be made?

   Answer: All-cotton polar fleece is available in China, but very few, and it is technically difficult to check, especially when pilling.


  Q: Is polar fleece mostly used as the lining of clothes?

   Answer: Yes, the quality requirements for the inner fleece are generally not too high. In fact, many clothes and scarves are directly made of polar fleece. As far as I know, most of them are made of polyester 150D96F polar fleece. There are also shoes and toys made of fleece.

   Polar fleece can be used as clothes. As far as I know, some clothes made of polar fleece usually cost more than 300 yuan in specialty stores. Some even reach the high price of 2,000 yuan. In addition, polar fleece can be used as bedding, carpets, coats, jackets, vests, windbreakers, cheerleader logos, fleece gloves, scarves, hats, pillows, cushions, etc.

   Now domestic product fabrics (or processed into garments) are exported to the United States, Japan, South Korea, Canada and other countries.


  Q: How to distinguish the quality of polar fleece?

   Answer: First of all, you have to be clear about what it is used for. For example: making blankets, clothes, etc. This requires the needs of each customer. Generally, the long-fiber polar fleece used to make blankets is mostly. The price of short fiber polar fleece is slightly higher than that of long fiber polar fleece.

   Under normal circumstances, the higher the F value of long-fiber polar fleece, the better the feel of the fabric and the higher the price of the fleece. For example, 100D/144F, 150D/144F and other polar fleece are already ultra-fine fleece. Long-fiber polar fleece can be divided into low-stretch silk polar fleece (DTY) and bright silk (FDY). Their English expression is (100% polyester Micro-polar fleece). In terms of the place of origin, the quality is Shanghai, Kunshan and Changzhou in Jiangsu. , Jiangyin, etc. are higher.

         In addition, the common abnormalities of polar fleece: there are horizontal stripes (loom or yarn), shearing machine knife marks or straight stripes, indentation caused by long stacking pressure, holes (brushing machine), left and right yin and yang hairs (Caused by the exhibition brora), stains (dyeing), water stains (condensed water from the steam of the shaker), etc.