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Your Ultimate Fleece Buying Guide
When creating cosy accessories to keep you warm on colder days or blankets to snuggle up with when you're wanting to relax after a busy day, fleece is the perfect fabric for your plush projects. With so many colours and patterns to choose from, both experienced and beginner sewists alike can enjoy a wide range of types of fleece to shop from. But what fleece is best for each project? We'll take you through the best ways to use each type of fleece as well as the key characteristics of each variety.
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Types of Fleece: Cosy, Plush Fabrics
Available in an amazing range of colours, patterns and prints, fleece fabric is ideal for use in all sorts of fun and colourful crafts. Fleece has a lovely, fuzzy texture and is a stretchy material. It's often made from polyester, however, you can find other compositions. Discover all the different types of fleece and our favourite projects to make with them!
Micro Fleece
Micro fleece is a light weight, single brushed fleece that offers a medium strength fabric warmth. With a 210 GSM, this fabric is particularly great for crafting apparel, pants and loungewear. With this fabric, you can even create a comfortable Fleece Neck Pillow to provide you with comfort on long travel days.
Sports Active Fleece
Much like micro fleece, sports active fleece is a light weight and single brushed fleece that offers a medium strength fabric warmth. On the contrary it is also moisture-wicking, making it a good material for active wear. With a 220 GSM, this fabric is particularly great for crafting apparel, pants and loungewear.
Cozy Fleece
A lightweight fabric with a faux sherpa back, cozy fleece features a high pile and is extra soft. Featuring a medium strength warmth, the 230 GSM cozy fleece material is great for making apparel, loungewear and projects such as tote bags and other accessories.
Coral Fleece
A medium weight fabric, coral fleece features a low pile and is extra soft. The 230 GSM fabric is brushed on both sides and features a higher level of warmth, making it great for apparel, accessory and loungewear projects.
Minky Fleece
Create cosy apparel, accessories and blankets with minky fleece. Designed with a low pile, extra soft design and medium weight, this 250 GSM fabric offers a medium level of warmth! With this fleece, why not try out our Minky Fleece Snuggly Boots Project!
Minky Dot Fleece
With a medium weight and a medium level of warmth, the 250 GSM minky dot fleece features a low pile and is extra soft. The textured dot design makes this fabric perfect for apparel, accessory and blankets projects. Create playful blankets like our Fleece Seal Blanket. With a textured minky dot fabric, this project is great for creating whimsical blankets for babies and toddlers.
Cuddle Fleece
Snuggle up with cosy blankets made from cuddle fleece fabrics! This 220 GSM fabric is light weight and is pre-lined on one side, so it's perfect for use in lining your projects. With a high pile and extra soft design, you can use this fabric to create stylish apparel and accessories. With this fabric, try your hand at crafting the Cuddle Fleece Poncho!
Download the Cuddles Fleece Poncho Project
Teddy Fleece
With a low pile and curl knit design, teddy fleece will have you creating medium-warmth and stylish apparel and jackets. The medium weight of this 260 GSM material makes it exceptional for use in creating blankets and other craft projects!
Soft Shell Fleece
Soft shell fleece offers a dense knit and heat retentive properties so you can feel comfortable and look stylish in homemade apparel and feel cosy in aesthetically pleasing blankets. With a water repellent surface on one side, you can even make your own raincoats with this fabric! This 265 GSM fabric offers a medium weight and medium level of warmth, so it's also great for other projects like our Nursery Fleece Bibs Project!
Plush Fleece
Whether you're creating a stylish jacket or a comfortable pet bed for your furry friend, plush fleece is your go to fabric for a material that will keep you warm! The medium weight and pile paired with the ultra-soft material results in a fabric that is also great for blankets and other accessories. With a double brushed design, this fabric offers a high level of warmth!
What Is Polar Fleece? A Plush, Textured Fleece
Often composed of similar materials to regular fleece, polar fleece features a fuzzy texture on both sides and feels heavier than regular fleece. Great for warm outer clothing, polar fleece is useful for a wide range of projects!
Peak Polar Fleece
With a lightweight and dense knit design, the 190 GSM peak polar fleece offers a mid-strength warmth that's great for crafting apparel, craft projects and accessories such as hats and scarves or even this Fleece Unicorn Hoodie Cape, a whimsical costume perfect for book week, Halloween or everyday dress ups!
Husky Polar Fleece
Featuring a light weight, non-brushed design, husky polar fleece is a printed fabric with a 220 GSM, perfect for crafting apparel and adding lining to your other creations. The printed designs of husky polar fleece makes for a great addition to other craft projects. You can even recreate easy-to-craft blankets like our No-Sew Fleece Blanket, a project both beginner and expert crafters can enjoy.
Download the No Sew Fleece Blanket Project
Blizzard Polar Fleece
The 220 GSM measurements of blizzard polar fleece results in a light weight and lightly brushed fabric. The plain material is particularly useful in creating craft projects like tote bags, apparel and for adding lining to your creations.
Arctic Polar Fleece
Stay extra cosy with your craft creations by incorporating artic polar fleece into your selection of fabrics. With a 320 GSM, this fabric is heavy weight and features a dense knit that makes it exceptionally warm, resulting in snug apparel and blankets.
Bonded Polar Fleece
A heavy weight, dense knit material, bonded polar fleece measures at 340 GSM, and is incredibly warm. Pre-lined on one side, you can create a whole range of projects including this Reversible Fleece Dog Bed for your furry friend! Whether you're looking at creating a stylish hoodie for a loved one, a snug blanket or simply test your sewing skills with a creative craft project, bonded polar fleece brings a high level of warmth to your next creative endeavour.
Get Inspired With Our FREE Fleece Sewing Project Ideas
Looking for more inspiration? Check out our extensive collection of sewing projects that crafters of all levels will enjoy! Try these fun and easy fleece sewing projects you'll love:
Enjoy All Our Favourite Types of Fleece and Polar Fleece For Your Next Project
Whether you're a beginner sewist or an expert crafter, we've got a wide range of fleece and polar fleece for you to explore! With a wide variety in designs including a range of colours and patterns, you'll be sure to find the perfect fleece for you or one you know your loved ones will appreciate! Shop the full range online at Spotlight today!
