Monday, September 26, 2016

Advantages And Disadvantages Of A 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 are used not only for clothing but also for stuffed animals, fashion accessories, and some home decorations like pillows, bedding, faux fur blanket, and throws. Other uses of these include making projects and that is why it may be done using a sewing machine. The original wool is thicker when compared to a fake one, thus, it may need a special machine or it may be sewed by hand as well.

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.

Volume and color are the two main factors that makes the designers love to use fake than the real one. And the reason for this is it can be controlled. Unlike real furs, one can choose any shade and can combine any color to it. These are made durable and resistant to attacks from the environment.

Fake furs were made in many variety of materials and this includes polymers. The most common polymers used are modacrylics and acrylics, and some other polymer blends. Acrylic polymers are chemicals coming from air, coal, petroleum, water, and limestone. Secondary monomers are also added for improving the absorption of dyes into the acrylic fibers. Modacrylic polymers are made from monomers such as vinyl chloride and acrylonitrile.

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.

Silk, wool, and mohair materials help the improvement of the appearance of garment. Cotton or wool, and also polypropylene are materials that may be used for the backing. In imitating true designs, the designers match colors to original furs.

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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