The Ultimate Fabric Guide - the differences between natural vs synthetic vs semi-synthetic fibers
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
- Hi everyone! In today's video, we are going to be discussing fiber content in clothes. I'm going to demystify natural vs synthetic vs semisynthetic fibers and walk you through the pros and cons of each. Use these tips on your next shopping trip to get the best quality items for your budget!
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0:00 Intro
0:24 Let's define 'em!
0:51 Natural Fibers
2:04 Synthetic Fibers
4:15 Semi-synthetic Fibers - Jak na to + styl
My mum tried to educate me to “quality over quantity” since a young age… thanks to her, my wardrobe is made of timeless, wonderfully fitting pieces. Your channel/TT is sooo interesting, please keep going! 💪🏻
Your mum is an amazing woman! Hopefully I can do the same on this channel ☺️ thanks for the encouragement!
‘Buy nice, not twice!’ Classic mum saying
you’re lucky asf 😂 god my mom tried to educate me to “quantity AND cheapness (trash quality)”. I often bought shirts and pants from department stores and discount stores
You're lucky lol I'm un-learning all of my shopping habits from my mom.. She has 13 pairs of just white jeans. I'm sure you can imagine the quantity of all of her other stuff 😅
It would be nice to see a tier list of fabrics based on their respective costs, so we can differentiate between paying solely for the brand and paying for the materials as well. Additionally, if you could delve into high-end designer fabrics, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks & good luck with your channel.
Thanks for the suggestion!
YES
Yes, because adding that to all of the notes she has given on construction would be a pretty good picture of what you are paying for.
I'm currently battling an allergy to a common component of textile dyes (found through testing). Most commonly it's vibrant/rich colours (which I love of course) and synthetics. It's making active wear very hard to shop for since one is always more susceptible to contact reactions when sweating. It's not like manufacturers tell us what dyes they use either. The skin reactions aren't the worst YET, but repeated exposure will likely make it worse over time. To complicate matters, I live in a very hot and humid climate, so sweating is unavoidable. Revamping my whole wardrobe for the long term is a bit of a nightmare currently. I'm trying to go slowly and conscientiously, because I need these things to last if I'm going to have to switch to fully natural fibers.
I would pay for a guide or ebook like this
@@violetaura9007same! Especially in an easy to reference format.
00:57 cotton & linen
1:09 bamboo, silk and cotton
1:32 cotton & linen wrinkle
1:37 cotton & wool shrink
1:45 silk's less durable
3:20 polyester, nylon, elastic & acrylic
3:52 nylon blended with wool
3:58 acrylic
4:10 elastic, spandex or lycra
5:25 rayon: viscose, modal, cupral/cupra and lyocell/tencel
Thanks! she talked so fast it’s hard to digest the content
Just add subs
I would watch a one hour long video with you talking about the different fabrics and what they should be used for (like you mentioned before, wool for coats etc). Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!
The Tencel (lyocell) and Ecovero fabrics are made from cellulosic (plant) fibers, but use environmentally cleaner processes in their manufacture than viscose/rayon, which use a cyanide-based process. Lyocell and Ecovero also tend be be thicker and higher-quality than fast-fashion versions. It’s well worth a few dollars more to me, we don’t want another Union Carbide Bhopal incident. The best lyocell is made by the original patented producer under the name Tencel. I like these fibers because unlike the plastics (synthetics), they breathe very well, are soft and non-irritating on the skin, and in the best quality, have silk-like properties, especially good drape and hand. Silk is always my first choice, it’s the fabric I wear the most, even for socks, underwear, etc., but the selection of styles in silk can be limited. Tencel/Ecovero are acceptable alternatives. My allergic skin can’t handle any plastics. Thanks to Lily Silk a dozen years ago or so, the Silk Road has reopened and the Queen of Fabrics is becoming more available again. The comfort of silk can’t be even distantly approached by any other fiber. For those with lower budgets who want to start buying better fabrics, I suggest the brand Quince. The quality is quite good and the prices are affordable.
Thanks for the info
Hello, how do you pick silk for summer? I’ve noticed that I sweat a lot and feel too warm with silk during summer 😣 is there a trick? Thank you ❤
I'm so happy you're making longer videos here! I've spent hours watching your tiktoks over the last year, they're so helpful and completely changed the way I approach shopping. I really appreciate all you do to get this information out and how straightforward you are!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment!! This is what keeps me going 🥰
Would love to see a longer video about this going into even more detail. I'm at the point in my life where I'm trying to shop more sustainably and always have questions about what type of fabrics to be buying. Love the videos!
I recently discovered your TikTok account and came here for more wisdom! I absolutely love your content; this is precisely the knowledge I need, and I am so glad you are sharing yours! I would love to see more videos on the types of natural fibres, and which garments different fibres are best for. I look forward to your future videos!
Thank you so much for this kind comment! I will work on a video about natural fibres and what the best fibre is for specific garments! ☺️
Oh my god why was this the most helpful video on clothes I’ve watched in the past year???
I’m bout to go check all the tags in my closet!
I would love a full video talking about the different qualities of antural fibers, and how to tell the difference :)
This was so informative! After years of enjoying fashion and shopping I’m now trying to find out how to identify quality pieces and learning about the materials is both interesting and helpful. Thank you for your work, please keep sharing!
This was amazing! Really want to know more!
I even shop now and think “Jennifer would not be happy with this hem…”😂
Haha love that! Glad you enjoyed the video ☺️
4:30 KITTY!!!
I really appreicate you cutting in examples of what you're talking about. It's easy to follow.
I watch a lot of your videos but have a hard time remembering the information when shopping! If you made a cheat sheet for us to download that would be SO helpful!
Thank you, that was so helpful and especially eye-opening because I didn’t know about the chemical waste of semi-synthetic fibres. Thanks for explaining about semi-synthetics.
Very good and thorough explanations, Jennifer! 🙌🏼 I appreciate how you detailed the circumstances where each fabric is beneficial.
Wow, this is so helpful! Thank you, so much. I am going to build my wardrobe over the next year, and watching your videos helped me understand the high prices I'm seeing and is really setting me up for a great journey.
Thank you so much for highlighting the environmental impacts of all of these!! ❤❤
thank you for your work, i hope things like this become more of a common knowledge in the future. i hear people talk about buying quality clothing over fast fashion all the time, but i've noticed almost no one knows first thing about what quality entails, not even the basic of basics: fabrics. i hope your channel grows even more and reach more people!
Loved this so much! I always learn so much from your videos and will definitely keep watching.
I loved this video! You asked if we'd like to see another video on natural fibers. Absolutely! Please do! You're very, informative and knowledgeable. ❤ I can't wait to learn more!
loved this ❤ can’t wait for more fabrics videos !!
More coming weekly ☺️
How did you learn so much about clothing? You were spot on about those coats …I have a GORGEOUS black wool swing coat that is 12 years old and its style is forever and it’s still in perfect condition.
This is so interesting! I’m starting to try to learn more about fashion and actually spend money on quality instead of just trends. Thank you for teaching!
You're so welcome!
Same❤
I discovered your channel just as I committed recently to thrifting only natural fibre clothing. Thank you!!❤
Your channel is so amazing and so so helpful!
I’ve started taking more in the quality of my clothing and your channel has been great!! 💝 This video was super informative!
I’d love a video on what fabrics are best for different clothing items! Other than cotton for t-shirts and denim for jeans, I kind of feel like I’m guessing and there can be so many options- especially with coats, blazers and cardigans 😮💨
These videos really stimulate my nerdiness!
Very educational…I love natural fibers now that I’m older, but I’ve been very curious about semi natural fibers as the explanations are never very specific or clear. This cleared up a lot of questions for me. Thanks for posting
Great video! So much information in just 6 minutes thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m learning so much. Please keep sharing education videos like this!
More to come!
Recently found your channel. Love your content! Thanks for sharing your knowledge
I love your video Jennifer ! ❤
In my country it's more popular to get ur clothes tailored rather than buy ready made. And i struggle immensely with fabric shopping since most shops would just mislead you and i couldn't tell the difference. So this is very helpful lol.
Thank you so much for taking time making these videos ❤❤ they are really helpful 😊😊 0:24
This was so helpful! It will definitely help me improve my shopping experience for 2024.
This is so helpful thanks for sharing your knowledge 😭🙏🥺
Wow this was so informative, thank you!
I'd love to see you go over natural fibers as well!
I'd love to see a video of how to care for various fabrics e.g. washing and storing, to preserve them as long as possible x
Would love to see some content on different blends of fabrics and pros and cons of them. Thank you! Great video!
This was helpful, but I'd love to see a deeper dive on fabrics. I saw you thumbing through a book about fabrics on another video, for example. I've tried to absorb your fabric wisdom from your review videos as well. You mentioned acrylic a few times in those other videos and how it's designed to mimic cashmere, but then hardens and stiffens after a couple washes. A central video that gathers all of those tidbits would be really useful!
Thank you for this video! I would love to learn more! 😊
It would be amazing if you could go over the most common natural and synthetic fibers!!
Great video. Would love a video that spends more time on natural fibres.
Very informative, thank you!
UGH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO
Extra ❤for the cat! It always makes me happy to see one.
I'd be interested in learning more about the individual types of fabrics!
Also, someone else remarked the idea of linking fabric qualities to price? I don't know if you know of the channel "tanner leatherstein" but maybe something approximate for clothing? Of maybe not so specialised, but just a general idea of price maybe
Yes, I love watching Tanner’s content! It’s a bit harder to do that for fabric due to so many more variations and other factors but I can try!
i like how you have a cat that matches your colour season haha adorable
Thank you so much for being very helpful
Please make a Complete Detailed video on "Natural Fabric".
I love your videos thank you for educating us
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment 🫶
Love this!
So glad you do! ☺️
please do an in depth of natural fabrics!!
Thanks I learned a lot
Thank you so much. Please do the video on the different natural fabrics. Also I subscribed.
Thank you! Will do!
Loved it! Your content is so helpful 💗💗💗 Could you also make a similar one for materials used in bags? I'm having a hard time figuring out if it's worth it to invest in a synthetic leather bag, there are so many materials and blends!
I highly recommend Tanner Leatherstein on TikTok for this, he has a lot of great content about leather and vegan leather!
Here it is! Just as you promised! ❤
I'm a woman of my word :P
@wangjenniferr i like that you mentioned where poor quality or synthetic fabrics can be used...like in the lining or in fitness clothes. I will make note of this when I'm shopping.
I need more!
Suuuper helpful!
I’m glad you think so!
Thank you so much for this video, could you also make a video on what to do when getting custom clothing? I’m thinking of doing so since I can’t find the options I want on the market thank you again!
that was really helpful, thank you! I also really liked the top (or dress?) you wore in this video, could I know where you got it?
Thanks 🙏🏻🥰
I would love to see more information on the typo of fabric for specific garments. For example I am looking for sweaters and I am not sure if the only option I should look for is 100 % wool only or if a combination of specific materials would be ok too
my queen
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That’s the thing something like semi-synthetic fibers are “cheap” however brands are still charging $200 for shirts when 50-80% of the shirt lenzing ecoverse.
I really like your short form content and appreciate that you talk about your experience as a customer but when it comes to technical things like this, i can tell you are out of your field and in an effort to make things easier for the audience you are leaving lots of the nuance that the very wide topic of fibers and textiles have. No hate but as a porfessional in this field the lack of nuance is not appreciated as it doesnt really help the consumer in the end but tends to make them more blindly radical.
A small critique: It would be better to do a longer pause of like 2-3 seconds between your points. Thanks for the informative video, tho.
Been following you on tiktok and love the longer form content! How do you look for good quality synthetics? I'm allergic to wool so have a habit of checking material content and it's always in the high price point items and cotton is just not warm enough for me.
The answer to this one is a bit nuanced but I would say a general rule of thumb is if it feels nice, winkle free and you didn't see any damage on the items in store.
Thank you for teaching me about materials. I recently bought a 100% wool sweater on a large discount. I checked the materials for other sweaters and tshirts and i skipped the synthetic materials.
Nice
Can you make a video like this but include links? Like 5 natural items you need in your wardrobe? Thanks for your tips!
This is great thank you! I've been trying to only buy natural fibers for 1.5 years now.
I have one tiny suggestion: As a non native speaker it would be easier to follow what you're saying if there were bullet points listed on the screen. So for example for the pros and cons of the types of fabrics.
Yes you do need to be delicate with silk… but it’s so worth it!!
I shudder just by thinking of acrylic, it’s so unpleasant to the touch. More so the higher % is used in the fabric
I find Lyocell very much differs in quality, feel and breathability from one manufacturer to the next.
Sometimes it’s so low grade that it just feels like very cheap polyester
You rock
I love your videos keep going girl ♥️
Hope you make videos like what to look for in blazers, what to look for in coats, what's forgivabel what's not etc
I hope I can make one comment about the video, please speak a little slower 😅 or put captions I had to rewatch a few times some parts
I have lots of fashion videos on my Tiktok so check that out! Especially my playlist called “shopping tips”. Sure I can try to speak slower but this is how I talk, there are captions if you click the “cc” option ☺️
Hi jennifer please do a video/ reel for silk skirts. They bench mark for best quality ones and options. I dont mind spending more money if i know its worth the price
New to your channel. May I suggest for these regular videos (versus "shorts") that you slow it down a little? If the topic is interesting, you will hold people's attention and there is no need to rush or speak so fast. I found your channel because I am fed up with every brand, even higher-end ones providing such poor quality garments. I also read that polyesther and polyamide is very harmful for one's health. I just bought some sweaters from Zara--very soft but I felt like my body was burning when I wore them inside. Back they go!
I feel like it would be useful to make a video on something specific like leggings and break down what you materials you look for in said product
What do you think about cotton sweaters? I find that they look nice and are cheaper than wool based sweaters.
@4:30 CAT!!!
I was wondering if you had any recommendations for dress leggings. I'm having a hard time finding good quality leggings to wear to work. 😊
I would be interested in a run down of natural fibers
Hi! Can you give us a review on Popflex? I think their brand is good but i need your perspective on it!
Your videos are so helpful!
Also, just fyi: videos under 8min won't be monitized
I didn’t know this, thanks for the heads up!
Can you make a video on natural type of fabric .My daughter skin very very sensitive. So I need to know more about natural fabric
Love you, you are going to fast. You can take longer, it would be appreciated. Just the same I have learned a lot. Mostly why I don’t like the clothes at the mall anymore.
Hi Jennifer, was wondering what is your opinion of acetate fabric for pants? Do these tend to wrinkle and look worn quickly?
Could you please review LENZING™ ECOVERO? Its in aritzia’s items. It’s vicose but it says it could naturally break down
Great content thank you. Some suggestions would be to slow down when you speak and to list the fabrics in each category for completeness.
Maybe it’s because of my brain but I liked the speed she talked at, it kept me engaged since it was a shorter vid and made me have to pay attention so I guess it depends on the person 🤷♂️
Hi I just recently read a book called To Dye For by Alden Wicker on dye used in clothing and the toxicity of it..,, any comments on dyes in more expensive clothing vs cheaper, or how to avoid?
Do you have a spreadsheet on what’s good and not good materials?
Loved the video! However i had to play it back a lot because I'm not a native englisch speaker, so it would be really nice if you'd put some keywords or more pictures on the screen. It'll also make everything more visually intersting:)
Otherwise very helpful!
Great video! Are you a fashion designer?
Nope, I’m a pharmacist! Just a huge nerd for fashion and I also self taught how to sew as a hobby ☺️
@@wangjenniferr Just followed you on instagram. Looking forward to more amazing content from you
Fyi, you listed bamboo when you were talking about natual fibres, but it's actually a rayon, so it belongs with the semi-synthetics.
Polyester is wonderful - for awnings, car covers and patio furniture cushions! I don’t think it’s wearable as clothing, though.
Hi! Would love it if you also provided the spelling of each type of fiber. Some are straight forward - spelled as they’re pronounced such as viscos, but some are harder to tell.
does anyone some good stores in the US to shop for quality clothes?
I would love to know what high quality wool is/if its a big difference from wool that’s in most coats?
Also I know you’ve done a video on this sorta already,but would love a deep dive with close ups on different stitching,etc to look for,maybe using examples across different items
Thanks for the suggestion, I’ll work on a video for coats for fall. I can definitely work on a deep dive for seams/stitching in the coming weeks :)