Viscose fabrics has a silky appearance and texture, though it is breathable and soft like cotton and has a good drape as well. It is relatively light and is therefore a favored fabric for casual, every day wear clothes, though many people prefer it as a comfortable and pretty textile for formal clothing as well. The versatility and affordability of this fabric, combined with its many desirable qualities, makes it a hugely popular textile across the world.
It is soft and gentle on skin. There are a lot of other fabric that irritate skin but Viscose fabrics is gentle and cool. It drapes well too. It is also water absorbing; water is absorbed into tiny micropores in the fibres themselves. This makes Viscose highly breathable and , which is essential for ease.
Some properties of Viscose fabrics are listed below:
- Versatile – it blends very well with other fibres
- Does not trap body heat
- Breathable
- Highly absorbent
- Very smooth
- Drapes well
- Inexpensive
- No static build up
- Excellent color retention
- Relatively light
- Strong and robust
- Relatively light
- Strong and robust
- Soft and comfortable
