Fabrics with a soft brushed feel

Wool broadcloth is a fine twill weave woolen fabric (sometimes a wool blend) with a lustrous, velvety nap. Note that wool broadcloth is unrelated to cotton broadcloth.

Uses: Suits, coats, uniforms

See also:
Fleece

Denim that has been given a soft brushed finish.

See also:
Denim

A cotton or cotton blend fabric made with thicker weft threads, and napped on one or (more often) both sides. It is a soft and warm fabric, and is made in light to heavy weights.

Uses: Baby clothes, sleepwear, shirts, sportswear, dresses, linings, sheets

See also:
Flannel, wool

A warm fabric with a soft, close nap, flannel may be in a plain or twill weave. It is brushed to create the nap, and this may be on one or both sides. If woolen, it can be in a plain or twill weave, while worsted flannels are right-hand twills, finer and appreciably more substantial.

Flannel was originally always wool (the name is derived from the Welsh word for flannel, gwlânen, which is derived from gwlân, “wool”). It is now found in wool blends, often with cotton.

Uses: Jackets, suits (men’s particularly of worsted flannel), dresses, shirts, skirts

See also:
Flannel, cotton

Flannelette is a lightweight cotton flannel fabric, formerly often twilled (and stronger), now usually plain weave. It is napped on one or both sides.

Uses: Baby clothes, nightwear, sheets

See also:
Flannel, cotton

A fabric synonymous with flannelette, kimono flannel got its name for its use as kimono fabric.

A woven or knit fabric brushed to resemble real suede. It may have this suede-like nap on one or both sides.

Uses: Coats, gloves, dresses, jackets

See also:
Ultrasuede

Sueded silk has a soft, suede-like nap created in the finishing process. The surface of the fabric is dry sanded, breaking filaments to create the slight nap. Sandwashed silk is similarly softened with sand, though through a washing process.

Uses: Blouses, dresses, lingerie

See also:
Suede cloth

A trademarked fabric dating from 1970, Ultrasuede is a nonwoven fabric resembling suede. It is made of polyester, non-fibrous urethane and synthetic resins. It is created in a process involving needle punching microfibers into a felt-like ground.

Uses: Coats, suits, dresses

Two similar British fabrics are called wincey and winceyette. Although wincey can be twilled, both are usually plain weave flannels, made of cotton or cotton with wool weft, and brushed to create a soft nap. Winceyette is synonymous with flannelette.

Uses: For the sturdier wincey, men’s shirts, winter underwear. For winceyette, nightwear, sheets

See also:
Flannel, cotton
Flannelette