It seems that when you hear the word cotton, you imagine that soft ball that are normally used in hospitals or the whitish tip of an ear bud. These materials are really made of cotton. But how about those shirts that you wear that says it is made of cotton?
Basically, cotton is a fibrous plant. In ancient art and history it is most often regarded as the wool plant. The fibers of the cotton is woven and made into yarns. Threads are being made then from yarns and woven to become fabric. Before, manufacturers actually make 100% cotton shirts. But because of the increase in demand and to control supply of cotton, this fabric is combined with other synthetic fabrics like polyester and rayon.
Our modern workwear uniforms today are no longer 100% made of cotton but a combination of several natural and synthetic fabrics. Normally, polar fleece are being used to replace wool and so polyesters are great replacements for cotton.
Basically, cotton is a fibrous plant. In ancient art and history it is most often regarded as the wool plant. The fibers of the cotton is woven and made into yarns. Threads are being made then from yarns and woven to become fabric. Before, manufacturers actually make 100% cotton shirts. But because of the increase in demand and to control supply of cotton, this fabric is combined with other synthetic fabrics like polyester and rayon.
Our modern workwear uniforms today are no longer 100% made of cotton but a combination of several natural and synthetic fabrics. Normally, polar fleece are being used to replace wool and so polyesters are great replacements for cotton.
For a shirt, 100% cotton or especially 100% linen is always best, any blends no matter how high tech it is, is just a marketing ploy synthetics trap heat and you can get extremely hot from wearing one. The only advantages of a 50/50 cotton/polyester blend is that its lighter, soft and cheaper at the cost of it being less comfortable and feeling like you're naked because they're so light._., the army uses currently uses this blend for their under t-shirts and cotton/nylon with a poplin weave for their outer shirt (BDU or whatever it's called) and they don't even hold a candle to the older army cotton poplin shirts and wool tunics/greatcoats
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