Cotton Fleece Vs French Terry

Rayon poly cotton 100 cotton.

Cotton fleece vs french terry.

Is a general term for a fabric often with a deep fluffy pile read more french ter ry french ˈterē. Both fabrics are comfortable the difference is in how the fabric is finished. French terry and sweatshirt fleece. With french terry the yarn loops are kept intact.

In all the photos the stretch sweatshirt fleece is on the left and the french terry is on the right. French terry tends to feature looping and piling of the fabric on one side only. 58 60 the photo above shows the front of each fabric. This makes french terry higher in absorbancy and more breathable.

At moosestrum we sell hoodies made of both types of sweatshirt fabric. French terry is machine washable and if your french terry clothing is 100 cotton they ll release odors more easily in the wash meaning your clothes won t smell even after they come out of the dryer like synthetics can. Poly rayon poly spandex 100 cotton bamboo cotton spandex rayon spandex. Sweatshirt fleece has shredded yarn loops on the inside.

Terry cloth is a type of cloth that features loops and soft piles of yarns resulting in very absorbent moisture wicking material. This is what makes the fleece nice and fuzzy. With sweatshirt fabric used to make hoodies sweatpants etc there are yarn loops formed on the back side of the fabric this would become the inside. French terry is a low maintenance fabric that doesn t wrinkle easily or need to be dry cleaned.