They are different only in the way that the fabric is finished during manufacturing.
Cotton fleece vs french terry.
Sweatshirt fleece has shredded yarn loops on the inside.
Rayon poly cotton 100 cotton.
French terry tends to feature looping and piling of the fabric on one side only.
French terry is a low maintenance fabric that doesn t wrinkle easily or need to be dry cleaned.
The result is an absorbent light weight moisture wicking material that s super comfortable to wear any day of the year.
58 60 the photo above shows the front of each fabric.
French terry and sweatshirt fleece.
In all the photos the stretch sweatshirt fleece is on the left and the french terry is on the right.
At moosestrum we sell hoodies made of both types of sweatshirt fabric.
This is what makes the fleece nice and fuzzy.
Both fabrics are comfortable the difference is in how the fabric is finished.
French terry is machine washable and if your french terry clothing is 100 cotton they ll release odors more easily in the wash meaning your clothes won t smell even after they come out of the dryer like synthetics can.
With sweatshirt fabric used to make hoodies sweatpants etc there are yarn loops formed on the back side of the fabric this would become the inside.
Terry cloth is a type of cloth that features loops and soft piles of yarns resulting in very absorbent moisture wicking material.
Poly rayon poly spandex 100 cotton bamboo cotton spandex rayon spandex.
This makes french terry higher in absorbancy and more breathable.