The soft, lightweight and warm fleece is often called artificial fur for some similar properties. For example, fine fleece retain heat when cold, but it gives fast when hot, moisture is able to pass, but does not absorb it, moreover, maintains the shape remarkably. Fleece was produced for the first time in 1975. For its manufacturing synthetic fabric "scratch" special hooks, achieving varying degrees of softness. Before natural fabrics fleece has many advantages. Firstly, it is elastic, is suitable for machine wash and other mechanical impacts. Secondly, hypoallergenic, so frequently used in children's clothing. It is also very popular among athletes - fleece jacket is a must-clothes climbers.
Tend to produce two-sided and one-sided fleece. The first is more dense and retains heat better, so is used for sewing sportswear and blankets, and a unilateral approach for shirts and bed linen. There is also a two-and three-layer fleece membrane - such fabric is used for sewing windproof clothing.