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When you think of the word "comfort,"
you may also think of "comfort food." In the realm of fabric, we'd say the
equivalent is probably flannel, a favorite fabric, whose historical origins
we wrote about in our October 1989 catalog.
A Very Brief History of Flannel
The mines were a cool 55 degrees
Fahrenheit, so the Welsh invented flannel.
Many decades ago, wives and
mothers of Welsh colliers discovered a way to help keep their husbands
and sons warmer deep down in the coal mines. They wove pure cotton yarns
into a simple yet substantial twill fabric. Napped the cloth on one or
both sides in imitation of wool flannel. Then proudly crafted this soft
cloth into warm, durable shirts that were treasured by their owners.
It is in this tradition that
we offer our Flannel Shirt, typically around September.
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