The Ultimate Fabric Guide - the differences between natural vs synthetic vs semi-synthetic fibers

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! 💪🏻

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.

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!!

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

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!

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!

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.

I would love a full video talking about the different qualities of antural fibers, and how to tell the difference :)

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!

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 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!

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!

4:30 KITTY!!! I really appreicate you cutting in examples of what you're talking about. It's easy to follow.

This was amazing! Really want to know more! I even shop now and think “Jennifer would not be happy with this hem…”😂

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!

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, 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.

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!

Very good and thorough explanations, Jennifer! 🙌🏼 I appreciate how you detailed the circumstances where each fabric is beneficial.