Fed up with all the polyester!

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I’m getting so frustrated shopping for nice knitwear. Why is everything polyester?! Such a horrible “fabric”, makes me feel like I can’t breathe.

Can anyone recommend a nice brand that uses natural materials?

Nope, can't trust brand names now - they all sneak it in, the only thing I do is now go to retail websites and filter by material as it really matters to me.

I tend to buy knitwear that's billed as cotton these days. So many brands are marketing things as wool then you read the label and it's like 11% wool, 89% polyester. I've tried buying second hand real wool and it's always been badly looked after and coarse AF.

It seems like sheep products in general are getting expensive and hard to source, the variety of lamb in my local supermarket is also fairly diminished compared to a few years ago, and really expensive.

I dont think it has ever bothered me what my knitwear is made of (as long as it isnt animal products).
Its more annoying in the summer IMO. You see a lovely dress but its made of polyester so would turn you into a sweaty mess.

Brora, Woolovers, uniqlo.
You could ask in Style and Beauty.

I avoid polyester too as it over heats me and I have over heating problems as it is. I stick to certain brands and read labels avidly. Plastic clothing is so disgusting.

Both DH and myself hate polyester, we end up feeling sticky in even flimsy material. I tend to go through websites looking for cotton products. I'd rather pay a bit more and have something I know I'm going to wear again and again.

Following as it'll be interesting to see what suggestions OP receives.

It's polyester at wool prices that gets me...don't get me started on vegan leather

Plastic clothing is what it is! You see a jumper with a label proudly proclaiming “I’m made from 90% recycled bottles!” …that’s not a good thing?! I just don’t get it.

Also, vegan leather?!

Thank you @SuperLoudPoppingAction, I’ll take a look at those.

Yes I’ve noticed that too! “Wool Jumper” that has 5% wool

Charity shops and the second hand market are worth a look. You can pick up some wool jumpers at good prices.

I was in TK Maxx yesterday and saw an old school tan duffel coat, pegs and all, by Ben Shermon. £399.99 price tag. So I checked the label.

100% polyester!!!! I laughed a very loud and shrill laugh and walked out.

Agree polyester is so cheap. It makes you sweat, is uncomfortable and looks bad. Can’t believe Molly Maes oversized blazer was made mostly from polyester and acrylic. So bad.

It should be banned really, all that plastic getting into the water whenever the clothes are washed. Microfibre pollution is a huge problem and is going to cause huge health challenges in the (near) future. Cheap clothes made for profit.

I’m afraid I can’t think of any brands that use purely natural fibres – how depressing is that?! They must be out there somewhere.

White stuff maybe

White Stuff or Seasalt I’m thinking.

Polyester is really nasty, I avoid if at all possible.

Just thinking about polyester makes my poor, menopausal self, sweat.
Always on the lookout for cotton towelling dressing gowns, the idea of those fleecy abominations upsets me.

I understand you do not want polyester.
What do you want?

Wool, cotton, alpaca, linen, bamboo?
Is viscose ok?

I also detest the fleecy dressing gowns. Have never bought one.

Wool
https://www.blacksheepknitwear.com/products/sm01-smuggler

Cotton
https://rapanuiclothing.com/products/headland-knitted-cotton-jumper

Alpaca with a wee bit of cotton
https://www.belladinotte.com/womens-ladies-fashion-clothing/womens-knitwear/alessia-alpaca-wool-jumper-soft-duck-egg

Modern search engines will find what you want quite easily.

Next. I shop online and search for lambswool. Bought a couple just a few weeks ago for this winter. In the clearance section, more in the men's than the women's section.

Can’t stand polyester bedsheets either. Has to be cotton. Loving brushed cotton duvets for winter aswell.

Wool is expensive (although I don’t think farmers see much of the money). Toast, Seasalt, Finisterre all do 100% wool knitwear. I can’t stand polyester or acrylic knitwear, it feels scratchy and bobbles quickly. Plus the massive environmental cost, obvs.

I buy cotton tops from Seasalt and linen tops from Ebay. 100% cotton sheets from Dunelm. Sometimes Sainsburys has 100% cotton tops.

https://communityclothing.co.uk/collections/womens-jumpers-knitwear