It’s personally one of my favorite fabrics to not only sew, but to wear. It’s almost like silk, and I love how it’s very breathable to the body & drapes! Great info, ty!
Here after buying a pair of pants that are 100% lyocell and not knowing what it was. While touching it, I guessed it felt like a bamboo or thick mumme silk. In fact, it kinda reminded me of soft bed sheets. Very cool to find out how sustainable it is!
Hi Beate, I have just come across your informative and very polished channel! I am a knitter and yarn materials are very important to me. I am almost finished knitting a lacey top made from a cotton/viscose and linen blend yarn and I really wanted to know more about what viscose is. Thanks for your wonderful content! I learned a lot and have subscribed. I will definitely be paying more attention to yarn content - especially avoiding ACRYLIC.... gah!!
I recently ordered anti bacterial clothing for sensitive skin and it's made from Lyocell. It feels very comfortable, I was recommended non tight cotton clothing by doctors but this Lyocell clothing is even more soft for my skin
I have a couple of very thin silky type lyocell garments which look and feel identical to my silk blouses. And at Joann’s they have a lyocell denim range so it seems it can be woven into a variety of fabrics! Personally I really love it
I have some skin allergies and moderate ezcema, so I’m always looking for natural fibers with “friendly” dyes. If I want something silky, Tencel Lovell is wonderful for me. Thanks for this!
If I'm not mistaken Tencel is specifically a trademarked (thus the TM) Lyocell fiber, produced by company Lensing. AKA Lyocell is the generic term for the fiber (which is considered a sub-category of Rayon). Kinda confusing ik!
Interesting, and so cool that you are noticing the difference. Oftentimes an old design get's redone in other fabrics, sometimes to improve the item, and other times to cut input costs. Maybe try shopping vintage? All the best!
I have a tencel bedsheet, its cold to the skin its a good feat specialy in a tropical country like mine, its pricey tho. Im glad its not made of platic trash that is a thing today in fast fashion clothing.
I’m thinking about buying some Tencel Fabric to make some bedding sheets out of. Is there a particular weave or type or fabric thickness etc I should look for? Or just ask for Tencel Lycoll
Not really I wash my tencel short in 40 Celcius degrees and it looks good. Though label suggest washing in 30 degrees I have been having it for 2 years and it lasts. I have never did ironing on it (I have read somewhere that it can only withstand very low temp.) but material looks smooth. I only hang it on cloth hanger
Good question. I can't answer your question in full confidence, because I haven't lived in a tropical climate. What I can say is, it will be much better than wearing synthetics such as polyester, nylon and acrylic.
From my personal experience: yes, it’s actually quite pleasant for tropical climates. I am knitting a project with lyocell and it actually breathes rather well!
@@TryinaD A handknit fabric would breathe no matter the fiber, because the loose-knit structure allows air to flow through it. But what about woven or machine-knit Tencel? I wonder how breathable it would be in high temperature, high humidity environments. I bought a Tencel turtleneck shirt for winter, and the silkiness of the fabric was actually a drawback, since it felt cold on my skin every time I moved, even under sweaters and jackets. But that doesn't guarantee that it would be cool in summer, since it wasn't a matter of air permeability, but of texture (like the opposite of a waffle weave texture thermal undergarment).
I find Lyocell to be better quality than all other semi-synthetics. I am yet to find lyocell that disappoints. Note that the weight of the fabric (GSM) will differ on different types of fabrics (woven or knit).
Hi HästenS. Tencel is a type of fiber, and depending on how it was used (woven/ knitted), and the fabric weight it might look and feel different. But I find it to be on the softer side in comparison to the texture of other fibers. So it all depends on the weave method. Hope thy helps!
I strongly advice to leave these fibres in store and vote against them with your wallet. It just looks trash. Because of the way it absorbs moisture, it can deform in a single direction of the fiber, giving a wave-like pattern. This also affects the painting, which is way less effective, and after a few washes it will look horrible as it is not just a wash look, like denim, but in very strange patterns. Another huge problem is that grease stains are nearly impossible to wash out. A drop of oil at a dinner, you will see it forever ever after.
Your videos are great! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Can we blend lyocell with hemp and elastane to produce jeans kinda fabric? Let's say I want to start a company to produce my own label of jeans, how can we experiment with blends and see which one feels better?
to me is worth nothing to have a more sustainable process if the forests are cut down without care. So is not really sustainable in the end. in Indonesia there is a problem , and that problem is TENCEL
