Biber fabric: Production and properties of the cotton flanel

Beaver fabric is a particularly fluffy and warming textile.Here you can find out more about the characteristics and the sustainability of the cotton flanel.

Beaver fabric is particularly popular for warm bed and underwear in winter.The fluffy fabric made of cotton keeps you particularly warm and feels pleasant on the skin.By the way, the beaver fabric actually owes the name to the animal of the same name.So the beaver also has a very dense fur that warms it and protects against the cold in the water.

Biber fabric: production and properties

Beaver fabric is made of cotton.The cotton for production rough machines.This process is also called walking.It can only be done on one or on both sides of the tissue.The walking ensures that the cotton becomes thicker and fluffier.

In addition to the fluffy feeling and the particularly warming properties, beaver fabric has other characteristics:

You can also find beaver fabric under the name "Cotton Flanell".However, the term “flanel” denotes a cotton material that consists of finer threads and therefore has a lighter weight.The so-called fine beaver is similar to the cotton flanel: it also consists of thinner threads, making it even softer and less rigid than conventional beaver fabric.

Wash the beaver fabric and cotton flanel

You should wash textiles made of beaver fabric and cotton flanel properly to guarantee the longest as long as possible:

Purchase tips: pay attention to sustainability

Beaver fabric and cotton flanel made of conventional cotton have numerous ecological and social problems: This is how conventional cotton cultivation occurs, among other things, the use of pesticides, genetic engineering and questionable fertilizers.In addition, a large part of the cotton producers are small farmers: inside whose yields in the conventional cotton economy are far from being enough to feed themselves and their families.You can find out more about this topic here: Bio-cotton 10 facts that you should know

Organic cotton, on the other hand, does not require chemical-synthetic pesticides and other problematic chemicals and has lower water consumption.This is not only better for the environment, but also for the health of the cotton farmers: inside and your own health.After all, the end product also contains fewer pollutants for us humans.

In organic cotton cultivation, the small farmers get: Inside, there is usually also a little better prices and wages-this is guaranteed to guarantee recognized labels: Seals such as IVN Best, GOTS or Fairtrade Cotton, not only guarantee compliance with certain ecological, but also social standards.You will only be awarded when companies pay minimum wages and guarantee other basic work and human rights.

Buy ** You can bed linen made of bio-beaver fabric, for example in the avocadostore or at a clothable.de and Hessnatur.de.

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