I been searching for information on hand-making cotton flannel and haven't had much luck. So I'm wondering if it is even possible (or feasible) do to on a hand-loom with hand finishing.
The only infomation I've been able to find is out of older textile books describing industrial production of flannel. One described using a 20s cotton yarn for warp and a 12s for the weft done either in plain weave or twill. I have no idea what size a 20s cotton yarn would be.
I did take apart a piece of flannel and the warp looked like a soft cotton single about twice the size of the warp.
For raising the nap, all I've found is information that teasle heads were common to use for wool flannel and the prior to that in Roman Britian they used hedgehog hides nailed to boards.
After raising the nap there is also a sheering process to even the nap out, but I haven't found any details on that either.
Is hand-making cotton flannel impossible or too difficult and time-consuming to bother with? Has anyone here made a flannel cloth from their hand woven?
Thanks!