Monday, September 26, 2016

The Evolving Designs From Faux Fur Blanket

By Scott Walker


A faux fur is also called as fake or fun fur. These are materials made from synthetic fibers that resembles it. These can often be seen in clothing. The first productions for these happens in the year 1929, and now, its popularity began rising, especially when it is being credited because it has helped in promoting animal rights and for the organizations for animal welfare. The organizations have considered this production as an animal friendly since it became an alternative for original fur clothing.

Faux furs for clothing is not only the use but also in making some decorations for the home such as throws, faux fur blanket, bedding, and pillows. And aside from these are for fashion accessories and stuffed animals. Creating projects is also a use for this and this may need to be created using sewing machines. Original furs are thicker than fake furs, thus, it needs special machines, or maybe sewed by the use of hands.

Recently, it became increasingly utilized also for fashion and examples of faux furs are jackets and trapper hats. These are often utilized for winter clothing. Many popular designers now are starting to promote their collections of fake fur.

Since this is becoming very popular to most fashion designers, they are utilizing it now to incorporate this to their newly made collections. Most modern technologies have been used since it do have provided some additional useful techniques and as well qualities to make the product look more real. The fashion designers now are looking forward on including it to future collections.

The factors that are driving the designers to choose fake rather than real is its color and its volume, this is because they can just control it easily. Unlike the real furs, it can be colored in any shade, thus, allowing the combinations of any color. These are also made resistant and durable to any environmental attacks.

Fake furs was produced in many different variations of materials such as polymers. Acrylics and modacrylics, and other blends of polymers are most common polymers which are used. An acrylic polymer is composed of chemicals from coals, air, water, petroleum, and limestone. Secondary monomers may be added to improve the dye absorption to acrylic fibers. A modacrylic polymer is made out of monomers such as acrylonitrile and vinyl chloride.

Both acrylics and modacrylics are so much useful during the manufacturing since they are made springy and light weight. These may also be heat, soot, smoke, and sunlight resistant. They can also resist to any mildews and susceptible from insect attacks. These also can be dried very quickly due to its low absorbency.

Mohair, wool, and silk materials can improve the garment appearance and its look. Polypropylene, cotton, and wool are the type of materials utilized in backing. When imitating the original designs, fashion designers will be matching the colors to the real ones.

There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages of using this. The advantages are not being an animal use material, it can easily be sewed since it is made from fabric, and it does not need to be preserved for the prevention of deterioration. The disadvantages are it cannot let the skin to breathe since it is not that insulating, the materials used are polymers, and also, it cannot re freeze snow or keeping it from melting.




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