What is felt fabric? Is felt fabric good and how should felt fabric be used?

We often see people wearing felt in winter. It seems that this is a very popular material in the cold season. So what is felt fabric? What does it do to make it so popular? This article will answer all your questions about felt – a soft and warm material that is very popular today.

What is felt fabric?
Felt is the name of a fabric used to make clothes, this is a combination of fabric and wool. There are many different types of felt in terms of color, size, and material density depending on the needs of use and the economic ability of consumers.
Felt is used in many different industries such as design, industry, and engineering, over it is used popularily in the field of garment design. Felt is a fabric with very high softness and warmth, the surface is covered with short and silky hair, which has a very good effect of keeping the body warm, easy to style, and fashion design to help you get unique, personal, and untouchable outfits.

Origin and development of felt fabric

The felt fabric has been popular in the world since about the 1990s and has been developed, improved, and used to this day. The felt fabric is used to creating a variety of different products for daily life such as clothes, pillows, chair covers, carpets, and handmade items, … In addition, it is also Used to make specialized costumes such as astronauts’ inner layers, diving suits at great depths or climbing gear, etc.
Products made from felt most trusted in Western countries are products for babies: bedding, and clothes.

Advantages of felt fabric

Very soft and warm felt fabric
Felt is even warmer than fabrics like cotton, cotton, and wool. That’s thanks to the short, smooth hair on both the inside and outside of the fabric.
Can be worn on both sides
The felt fabric does not separate the left and right sides. Due to the special structure – 2 parallel sides, felt products can be used on both sides very conveniently.
Suitable for cold weather
Felt fabric is extremely suitable for the cold weather to help keep warm.
Various colors and designs
Felt fabric is used to create many different styles of clothing and products, which are diverse and rich in colors and designs for consumers to choose from.

Disadvantages of felt fabric  Every fabric has its advantages and disadvantages. Here are some limitations of felt fabric that consumers should know.

Easy to absorb water
If anyone has ever used felt fabric, they will know that felt fabric is very absorbent and absorbs water very well. That is also a limitation of felt fabric because the fabric is often used to cover some household items, especially sofas. And these items, no one wants these to be easy to absorb water because they will be difficult to dry and clean.
Dirty fast
Felt fabric is a very dirty material, but once dirty, it cannot be wiped away but must be washed. This makes it very difficult for users.
Not suitable for summer wear
Felt is a winter material, for the cold season, so for items with a felt cover, it will be very hot and secret when used in the summer.

Clean felt products properly
How to clean products from felt fabric is not too difficult, but it will be irreparable if you rub too hard, too hard, or accidentally throw it in the washing machine. Refer to the following tips for proper cleaning.

Cleaning steps

Soak the product in soapy water for 20-30 minutes. Depending on the degree of dirtiness of the product, dilute or dilute soapy water. After soaking, gently squeeze around the dirty areas with your hands. Note: only gently squeeze, not rub vigorously because soapy water has cleaned the stains by itself and the product will be ruffled if you rub it vigorously.
Drain the water until the product is soapy and clean. You can use a few softeners to add scent to the product if desired. Do not roll and wring the product like normal clothes, but gently squeeze to let the water out like a washing step. For tightly stuffed products, after rinsing, soak in clean water for another 15-20 minutes to let the soap remaining in the cotton dissolve.
Refreshing Steps
If unfortunately, you are not careful to ruffle the product with felt or use it for a long time leading to ruffled hair, please cleverly renew your product yourself. Tools needed: Just small, sharp scissors, it is best to use scissors, combined with your ingenuity and patience, to complete quickly.
How to do: Use scissors to slowly cut away the ruffled hairs on the fabric, only cut the ruffled parts, and do not cut too deep. The places near the seam should be more careful because it will unfortunately cut into the thread.