What we make things from

We buy a short list of fabrics and use them repeatedly, because knowing exactly how a cloth behaves after twenty washes matters more than variety. Everything below is described with the weight we actually order, and with the trade-off that comes with it, since every soft fabric gives something up somewhere.

Loopback cotton, 280gsm

The backbone of the sweat pieces. Cotton yarn knitted with a looped reverse, unbrushed, so it feels dry rather than fluffy against the skin. It breathes well, takes the sand and pine shades cleanly, and it bobbles far less than a brushed face. The trade-off is drying time: at this weight a hoodie takes most of a day on a line, and it feels cooler than fleece for the first ten minutes of wear.

Brushed-back cotton fleece, 340gsm

Same cotton-rich construction with the reverse brushed into a soft pile. Warmer, heavier and softer straight out of the bag, which is why the lounge robe and the wide jogger use it. The pile will flatten a little at the elbow and seat over a year of regular wear, and it holds more water than the loopback. We accept both because nothing else feels the same in a cold room.

Recycled polyester fleece, 300gsm

Used for the half-zip pullover and the fleece robe. It is light for its warmth, dries in an hour, and keeps its loft through frequent washing better than cotton pile does. Against that: it builds static in dry rooms, it is warm to the point of being too warm for sleeping in, and it will pill where a bag strap sits. It also sheds microfibres, so wash it less often and at 30 degrees, on a full load rather than a half one.

Cotton-modal jersey, 175gsm

The night dress fabric. Modal is a cellulose fibre spun from wood pulp and it does two useful things: it drapes fluidly where pure cotton stands away from the body, and it stays cool against the skin overnight. It is also weaker under abrasion than cotton, so a night dress in this cloth is not the thing to wear gardening, and it creases in storage until body heat drops the crease out.

Cotton rib, 210gsm

Cuffs, neck bands, waistbands and the cropped rib trouser. A 2×2 rib with a small percentage of elastane so it recovers rather than stretching out. Elastane is the shortest-lived component in anything we sell: heat kills it, so a cuff that has gone slack has almost always been through a hot tumble dryer.

Wool-blend cardigan yarn

The knitted cardigans use a lambswool-rich blend with cotton for stability. Wool gives warmth at low weight and springs back into shape; the cotton stops the front bands from dropping. It is the one fabric we sell that some people cannot wear next to the skin, so the cardigans are cut to go over a sweat top or a night dress rather than against bare arms.

What we do not use, and why

No heavy sequin or metallic trims, nothing that has to be dry cleaned, and no bonded fabrics that stiffen after washing. If a piece cannot survive a 30 degree machine wash at home, it does not belong in a loungewear range.

Shade and batch honesty

Dye lots move. Two pine pieces bought six months apart can sit a shade apart, and a fleece will read warmer than a jersey in the same colour name because pile reflects light differently. We photograph in daylight and describe rather than flatter. If a shade match matters, order the pieces together and email support@moudest.shop before you place the order so we can check the lots on the shelf. Fibre content and care symbols for each style are listed at https://moudest.shop/care-guide.

MOUDEST LIMITED
Company number 17295658, registered in England and Wales.
Registered office: 95 Miles Road, Mitcham, CR4 3FH, United Kingdom
Email: support@moudest.shop

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