Natural based fabrics

There are so many different fabrics, I will start with the fabrics I use the most so people know how the fabrics are made.

Cotton, the most used natural fabric, made from the cotton bolls from the cotton plants. The history of cotton dates back thousands of years. Now we have also organic cotton that is produced with less pesticide.

Wool is a fabric from natural origin made from the sheep's that are sheared. Wool is not cheap and it needs special maintenance like colder temperature because too much heat will shrink the fabric.

Viscose is a manmade fabric that is made from wood pulp from trees as eucalyptus that grow fast. The trees are chopped in several pieces and filtered through chemical digesters to make the wood pulp. The cellulose is dissolved and purified to have a clear solution. The solution is pumped through spinnerets to make the fibers. When the fibers are ready the weaving of the fabric can start. While it's a better alternative for polyester, the cellulose still needs to be processed to become a fibre. Viscose has a satin feeling, soft and light.

Modal / Rayon is a manmade fabric like viscose, Modal is made from beech trees. While viscose is more used for satin fabrics, modal is mostly used for knitwear because of the softness and comfortable feeling. 

Bamboo fabric is also manmade like viscose and bamboo is used to make the cellulose to create the fibers. The advantage is that bamboo grows fast and the fabric feels soft and is also nice to wear especially for people with sensitive skin. 

Polyester is a full synthetic fabric and sometimes a combination with polyester is used. For the most pieces I prefer the manmade or natural fabrics from natural origin because of the natural and softer feeling. It can happen that a fabric is used made from polyester threads like a sort of embroidery or flowery ornaments. 

Elasthan / Spandex is used to make fabrics stretch and comfortable to move, especially for leisure and sportswear.

Every fabric has their own advantages and that's why sometimes a designer or stylist chooses for the one or the other fabric to create a garment. Sometimes it's how a fabric feels, how it falls, the weaving, the texture, the color, the print or the thickness.