How Fleece is Made

Fleece jacket material is a synthetic fabric that is made from polyester. If the polyester isn’t broken down to make fabric then it is used to make plastic bottles. Fleece jacket material can also be known as polar fleece or polartec.

The process for making fleece fabric is quite complex and detailed. There are several stages that have to be achieved and carried out to specific requirements and this involves several heating stages.

Producing polyester
Polyester in its early stages is produced by heating terephthalic acid with ethylene glycol. These chemicals are then pumped into a huge container which is then heated to 150 – 210 degrees Celsius (302-410 degrees Fahrenheit). This first heating process creates dihydroxydiethyl terephthalate which is then pumped into another container where it is heated again to make PET, and as the liquid cools it is broken down into chips.

Drawing and crimping
The tow is then passed through heated rollers of a drawing machine increases the strength of the fibre and help the crystalline PET set into smooth string. The tow is then passes through a crimping machine which also add strength. The crimped tow is put into a dryer and then cut into lengths a couple of inches long. Once the tow has dried it will start to look fluffy and like wool.

Spinning
The hardened tow fibres are tested for strength and thickness before being passed through a carding machine. This machine aligns the fibres before they are fed into a spinning machine that twists the strand into a fine yarn which is wound onto spools.

Knitting
The yarn spools are then fed into a specialist industrial knitting machine which is called a circular knitting machine. The knitting machine then binds the yarn into a continuous cloth which can be several yards long.

Napping and shearing

The cloth is next fed into another machine called a napper. The napper runs bristles along the cloth which raise its surface. The cloth is then sent through a shearing machine which will cut the fibres that were raised by the napper machine. The napping and shearing process used for making fleece is similar to the procedure that is used for making velvet and corduroy.


Unisex Fleece £5.00	Long Sleeve Hooded Fleece Jacket £7.00	Long Sleeve Hooded Fleece Jacket £7.00
Funnel Neck Drawstring Hem Fleece Jacket £7.00	Manbi Ladies Micro fleece Wrist Warmers £8.12	John Lewis Boy Block Stripe Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Multi £9.00
Girl’s Fleece Jacket £9.00	Babys light blue fluffy fleece jacket £9.10	Long Sleeve Funnel Neck Fleece Jacket £9.50
Fleece Zip Through Jacket £10.00	Cheeky fleece jacket £10.00	Zip fleece jacket £10.00
Hooded Fleece Jacket £10.00	Babys beige hooded jacket £10.50	ELLOS Jacket £10.50
Boy’s Teddy-Style Blouson Jacket £11.00	Fleece Jacket £12.00	Ladybird Fleece Jacket, Red £12.00
Regatta Ladies Thor III Fleece Jacket £12.77	Small Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99	Large Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99
Medium Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99	Small Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99	Medium Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99
Large Royal Stewart Tartan Dog Jacket £12.99	Boy's Hooded Blouson Jacket Lined in Fleece £13.00	Ivory fleece bed jacket £13.20
Regatta Jasmina Full Zip Fleece £13.33	Sealey FJ06XL Fleece Jacket - Extra Large £14.34	Sealey FJ06L Fleece Jacket - Large £14.34
Boy’s Padded Jacket £14.70	ELLOS Jacket £14.70	REGATTA WOMENS NOVA JACKET - OFFER £14.99
Fleece £14.99	Small Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £14.99	Small Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £14.99
Sherpa Zip Jacket for Men £14.99	Red Glacial lightweight fleece zip top £15.00	Kids Packaway Jacket £15.00
Regatta Ladies Yasmine IA Fleece £15.00	Champion Snowdon Zip Hood Padded Shirt £15.00	Baby’s Unisex Fleece Travel Bag £15.00
Fleece Jacket £15.00	BrownBasecamp full zip fleece £15.00	ELLOS Girl’s Fleece Jacket £15.00
ELLOS Fleece Jacket £15.00	Regatta Fleece £15.03	Oakley Sunglasses Medium Soft Vault Sunglass case - Black £15.99
Oakley Sunglasses Large Soft Vault Sunglass case - Black £15.99	St Bernadettes RC Primary School Primary Unisex Fleece Jacket, Navy £16.00	Thornden School Unisex Fleece Jacket, Navy £16.00
Highfield CE Primary School Unisex Fleece Jacket, Grey £16.00	John Lewis Girl Spotted Sweater, Multi £16.00	St Columbas RC Primary School Unisex Fleece Jacket, Maroon £16.00
Erbauer Fleece Jacket M 38"-40 £16.49	Erbauer Fleece Jacket XL 46"-48 £16.49	Regatta Mercury Fleece Top £16.66
Regatta Ladies Nova Fleece Jacket £16.66	Trekmates Verbier Knit Marl Jacket £16.66	Medium Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £16.99
Small Black 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99	Small Green 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99	Small Red 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99
Small Navy 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99	Medium Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £16.99	Small Navy 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99
Small Green 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99	Small Red 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99	Small Black 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £16.99
Holy Family School Unisex Tundra Jacket, Red £17.00	Black fleece lined light weight jacket £17.00	Navy fleece lined light weight jacket £17.00
Hooded Fleece Jacket £17.00	Teen Boy’s Padded Jacket £17.40	Fleece Jacket in various sizes £17.99
Fur-Fabric Fleece Jacket in warious sizes £17.99	Red chevron padded jacket £18.00	Black chevron padded jacket £18.00
Navy chevron padded jacket £18.00	Champion Elgin Fleece Jacket £18.88	Baby Girl’s Hooded Padded Jacket £18.90
Coral Reiff Jacket £19.00	Esprit Baby Fleece Jacket £19.00	ELLOS Fleece Jacket £19.00
Classic Collection Zip Through Fleece Jacket £19.00	Fleece Jacket £19.00	Coral Reiff Jacket £19.50
Puma Long Sleeve Half Zip Fleece Jacket £19.95	Craghoppers Ladies Outdoor Interactive Fleece Jacket £19.99	TF Gear Chill Out Fleece Jacket £19.99
Medium Black 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Black 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Red 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99
Large Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Red 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Green 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99
Large Waggles Flying Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Navy 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99	Medium Green 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99
Medium Navy 2-in-1 Dog Jacket £19.99	TF Gear Chill Out Fleece Jacket £19.99	Trespass Ladies Hally Fleece Jacket £19.99
Nickelson Mikoli Jacket £20.00	Cathie Zip-through Fleece Jacket £20.00	Light blue lightweight full-zip fleece jacket £20.00
White lightweight full-zip fleece jacket £20.00	Red Glacial fleece zip top £20.00	"Guggenheim Zip Fleece Track Jacket" £20.00
Fleece Style’ Cardigan £20.30	ONeill Ladies Garnet Ladies layer fleece - Powder White £20.99	ONeill Ladies Garnet Ladies layer fleece - Island Blue £20.99
ONeill Ladies Garnet Ladies layer fleece - Beetroot Pink £20.99	ONeill Ladies Garnet Ladies layer fleece - Black Out £20.99	Boy’s Zipped Fleece Jacket £21.00
Fleece Blouson Jacket £21.00	Map Fleece Jacket XX-Large £22.00	Map Fleece Jacket X-Large £22.00
Map Fleece Jacket Large £22.00	Coral Reiff Jacket £22.00	Coral Reiff Jacket £22.00