This fabric is beautiful and warm. Not soft to the touch like flannel, more like bouncy and squishy. There is a black batting or stuffing in between layers, and it actually falls out of the fabric. It even leaks out of the selvedges, which is strange. You need to serge ALL the edges before washing. Also, I cut all the fabric pieces ¼" larger than the pattern piece, and serged them as well. Once you contain that black fuzz, the fabric is great. I wouldn't try buttonholes, but an easy jacket with binding on all the edges and a tie closure looks nice. It really is interesting fabric. I love the jacket.
