For The Love Of Fleece: Soft & Warm Clothing And Accessories

What You'll See Here:

Fleece for your Bod'
Fleece for your Head
Fleece for your Feet
Fleece for your Bed
Fleece for your Hands
Fleece for your Face
Fleece for your Pet
Fleece for Any Ol' Place

And some goofy pictures of America's Next Top Mustached Model
Meet Steve aka "BuffaloKid"

Fleece in its natural form is the wool you get when you sheer a sheep or similar animal.-------->
(Photo credit: Creative Commons by CGoodwin)

Here, however, I'm referring to fleece material, which generally has a combed or brushed nap, making it soft and airy. Wool fleece absorbs moisture and can be heavy, while synthetic materials are lighter and wick moisture, making them more suitable for strenuous activity.

Polyester fleece, a two-sided pile material, is often used for sweaters, sweatshirts, jackets, mittens, hats and blankets. It's moisture-resistant, dries quickly and doesn't pill up with extended use. This type of synthetic fleece became popular for use in outdoor clothing in the early 90s, when hikers found it to be lighter and warmer than wool. It's even been used in deep-sea diving suits and to make underwear for astronauts.



Fleeces are often referred to by weight.

Microfiber fleeces are very popular for athletic apparel, because they provide the warmth of much thicker fleeces without being bulky. They're also very light.

100-weight fleeces are slightly heavier than Microfleece. They're often used as a first layer or lightweight sweater, as well as for hats and gloves.

Medium-weight, or 200-weight, fleece is the most popular on the market due to the added warmth it provides without much additional bulk. A 200 fleece is good for all seasons and is often used for jackets, vests and blankets.

The 300-weight fleece is great for very cold outdoor activities, worn as an insulating layer by itself or under a waterproof shell.

Work it, Steve! Work it!
(And could you suck it in, please.)

Here, the mustached one models his charcoal-gray Gildan Activewear fleece pullover.

Steve--a hiker, artist and machinist--isn't easy on his clothing, but this much-worn, 5-year-old piece of fashion finery is as good as ... well, okay, not new, but it's got years of life left in it.

Below, you'll find fleece for your top, your bottom, and your whole body, for day or for night.

This fleece headwarmer was made by a good friend of ours from the fashion mecca of Confluence, Pennsylvania. It's a one-of-a-kind, I'm afraid, but there are lots more fun fleece hats to be found.
Here are a few more and some more subdued accessories, too:

Steve wants to show you his fleece socks. Very nice, dear.

The only problem is, it's sometimes difficult to get people out of it.

Steve and I make a fleece layer cake out of our bed: fleece fitted sheet, fleece top sheet, fleece blankets and fleece pillowcases. Within that fleece cocoon in my fleece jammies and fleece socks, icicles could be forming inside the house and I probably wouldn't know it. Sleeping Steve in his fleece socks and ... well, in his fleece socks ... probably wouldn't notice, either.

No, Steve, no!!

I guess I finally have to wash those fleece socks. Ugh.

What is there to say?

Here's the Sassy one in her favorite burgundy fleece blanky. This used to be my burgundy fleece blanky, until my dog claimed it as her own years ago.

But there are fleece products made specifically for our best animal friends. Here are a few:

Fleece on the greens
Fleece on the plane
Fleece at the spa
And fleece on a train.
There's fleece for camping
And fleece for your car.
In fact, there's fleece
For wherever you are.
(Even on the potty.)

I thought this was kinda funny.
Check out the

Cozy Comfort Fleece Toilet Seat Cover ad

from
Yoga Imports

Want a fleece serape like this stylish red piece Steve is modelling? Well, you can have one just like it .... if you make it. All you have to do is get a big square of fleece, find the center and cut a slit in it, maybe stitch the edges on a sewing machine if you want to be fancy, and then stick your head through the hole. Oila!

Fleeces are available in most local fabric stores, but if you can't find it there, Seattle Fabrics sells 17 different types of fleece material from their online store.