Our Fabrics
Our Fabrics
The best protection without the weight
Our Approach
We don't chase gimmicks or fads. We simply want to build the best product that will last you, hopefully, decades. To that end, we search out some of the finest fabrics in the world, looking for the best combination of weight savings, weather protection, and longevity.
Exquisite Cotton
Exquisite Cotton
Delightfully smooth | Durable | Downproof
Introducing Organic Cotton
For 2024, we're proud to introduce our full line of new bedding sheets - duvet covers, sheet sets, pillowcases, pillow shams - made from 100% organic cotton certified to the Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS).
Extraordinary Organic Cotton
Our founders searched for years to find an organic cotton fabric that meets Feathered Friends' high standards for comfort, quality, and durability. Woven from premium extra-long staple fibers and finished with a soft sateen weave, these 100% organic sheets and duvet covers are luxuriously soft and breathable.
For those looking to go as natural as possible, we offer an unbleached, undyed, minimally processed "Natural" color. With the same soft hand feel as our other organic cotton fabrics, the Natural color will contain small cotton seed particles that show up as very small black or brown spots in the fabric.
Our 100% organic cotton duvet covers and sheets are made with care in a Fair Trade Certified factory in India. Like Feathered Friends, the Indian mill we work with is a second-generation family run business started by a female entrepreneur. The extra long staple cotton fibers are woven into a 400 thread count sateen finish, resulting in a soft and luxurious feel.
Organic Cotton Colors
Long Staple Cotton
Be wary of inflated numbers. We use 400 thread-count, single ply, evenly woven cambric cotton ticking on all of our down comforters and pillows. This assures the tightest weave for a soft hand and superior performance year after year.
Apparel Fabrics
Apparel Fabrics
Shed the elements without the weight
THE EOS Series
Pertex® Quantum®
For our Eos Jackets and Vests, we use this brushed nylon which is super light & buttery smooth, but it holds up to the elements thanks to a 12x20 denier weave and a robust DWR coating.
100% nylon
37 g/m2 weight
Water-Resistant/Breathable Pertex® Quantum® with DWR finish
MIDWEIGHT GARMENTS
Pertex® Endurance®
Robust yet nice and light to keep the total weight down. The LT Pertex® Endurance® sheds the elements with a DWR coating and 10k total water resistance. Pertex® Endurance® is used on our Helios series and Ellia Jacket.
20 x 20 denier
1.22 oz/yd² total weight
Water-Resistant/Breathable Pertex® Endurance® coating
EXPEDITION GARMENTS
Pertex® Shield®
Made for rugged use in harsh environments, this is the burliest fabric we use. Highly durable, the larger yarns in this fabric allow for a greater degree of vapor transfer due to the larger spaces at the intersections in the weave.
30 x 30 denier with 50 denier rip-stop weave
1.92 oz/yd² total weight
Waterproof/Breathable Pertex® Shield® technology
Protection from the elements
Protection from the elements
The best combination of weight and protection
3 Season Sleeping Bags
Pertex® Quantum® YFuse
Pertex Quantum® with YFuse technology is woven from yarns with unique Y-shaped filaments that create a tightly interlocking structure. This structure allows for a fabric with increased downproofing and water beading properties, even after years of use and washing. Soft to the touch and easily packable, YFuse makes a great shell for three-season sleeping bags.
100% nylon
20 x 20 denier
1.03 oz/yd² total weight
Water-Resistant/Breathable Pertex® Quantum with DWR finish
Pertex® YFuse Technology
ULTRALIGHT SLEEPING BAGS
Pertex® Endurance®
We pair this ultralight Pertex® Endurance® fabric with 950+ fill power down for one of lightest sleeping bag combinations out there. Water-resistant, breathable, and surprisingly durable.
10 x 10 denier, 275 x 235 thread count mini-ripstop
0.94 oz/yd² total weight
Water-Resistant/Breathable Pertex® Endurance® coating
Winter & Expedition Sleeping Bags
Pertex® Shield®
Pertex® Shield® technology combines water resistance with exceptional moisture vapor transport ability while the soft nature of the fabric allows the down to achieve maximum loft. The combination of weather protection, moisture management, and durability makes this a great shell fabric for our winter and expedition sleeping bags.
CRAZY FREAKING LIGHT
Pertex® Quantum® 7
Quantum® 7 is used exclusively for our ultralight Tanager sleeping bag, and wow! it is exceptionally light. Feathered Friends is currently the only North American manufacturer using this new fabric.
Yarn – 100% Nylon
Weight – 21.5gms/yd²
Tear strength – 1.0x1.0 kg