Nothing wards off chilly spring breezes quite like flannel shirts. We tested a bunch of our favorites from iconic outdoor ...

Some manufacturers focus on flannel from a particular source, such as Pendleton, a 155-year-old Oregon company that makes flannel blankets and clothing primarily from wool-based flannel.

Jennifer Rockwell, the owner of Material Objects in Portland, said flannel has long been prized by the clientele of her vintage clothing store. “Flannel and Pendleton are perpetually hot,” she ...

Flannel is a medium-weight, loosely woven fabric originally made from worsted yarn or carded wool. Nowadays, most flannel clothes and blankets consist of cotton, wool or synthetic materials.

American Flannel: How a Band of Entrepreneurs Are Bringing the Art and Business of Making Clothes Back Home Steven Kurutz. Riverhead, $29 (240p) ISBN 978-0-593-32961-0 ...