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flannel shirt.]] Flannel a warm fabric of various degrees of weight and fineness, usually made from loosely spun yarn. Flannel is a light-to-medium weight Woven Cloth commonly used to make Clothing and Bedsheet s. It was originally made from Carded Wool , but is now often made from either Wool and Cotton , or wool and synthetic fibre. The term "flannel" is also often used to refer directly to the clothing created from flannelette. Today, many so-called flannels are made with a large mixture of cotton or synthetic fibres. These are, in some countries called flannelettes. In fact, in some countries (e.g. the United Kingdom ), it is illegal to sell flannelettes under the name 'flannel'. In the United States, the terminology is slightly different. The term 'flannelette' is not used, and 'flannel' frequently refers to 100% cotton fabrics. It is also unusual to use the term to refer directly to a garment. Flannel and flannelette can be woven in either a tight Twill weave or a plain weave, although this is often obscured by Nap ping one or both sides. After weaving, it is napped once, then Bleached , Dyed , or otherwise treated, and then napped a second time. HISTORY Flannel was a well-known product of mills, which prepared the wool for spinning, this being the first aspect of the production of woollen cloth to be mechanised (apart from fulling). The marketting of these Welsh woollen clothes was largely controlled by the Draper s Company of Shrewsbury .A. H. Dodd, ''Industrial Revolution in North Wales (1931), 229-81; J. Geraint Jenkins, ''The Welsh Woollen Industry'' (Cardiff 1969); J. Geraint Jenkins, 'The woollen industry in Montgomeryshire' ''Montgomeryshrie Collections'' 58 (1963), 50-69. The origin of the word is uncertain, but a Welsh origin has been suggested. The French form ''fianelle'' was used late in the 17th century, and the German ''Flanell'' early in the 18th century. Baize , a kind of coarse flannel with a long nap, is said to have been first introduced to England about the middle of the 16th century by refugees from France and the Netherlands. DERIVATIVE USES OF THE WORD
FLANNEL IN POPULAR CULTURE In North America, flannelette, commonly referred to as flannel, was commonly thought to be the fabric of Woodsmen , Lumberjack s, tough men and Farmer s. Today it is commonly used for children's winter pajamas as well as pajama pants for adults. In the US, due to the fact that many people in the Pacific Northwest (especially in Seattle, Washington ) and Vancouver, British Columbia have had a tendency to wear it, flannel there has become associated with Grungers and music. This idea was even further popularized by the fact that many rock, metal and, most notably, Grunge musicians from the early 1990s often wore clothing made from it. In addition, flannel also became associated with West Coast Gangsta Rap for much of the 1990s. Flannel has been thought by some to be a Fashion Statement (or in some cases an anti-fashion statement), and has been more broadly associated with Slacker s. In http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Westies_people_-_Characteristics/id/5581470. WELL-KNOWN FLANNEL WEARERS
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