Mab0615 - I'm getting there! I'm slow sometimes at posting I know, my appologies.
Ok so what was next in line, oh Robe and Sweatshirt fleeces. I won't get to much into them, basicly it's rare to find a decent robe (poly only) fleece that is not to dense in it's fibers for piggie use. It's a great hair catcher, so making a petting glove to brush any short haired animal is great for. And a light weight sweatshirt fleece is same pretty much.
Dotted Micro Plush
Micro Plush
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Tan and blue - Micro Plush Black - Micro Shag
Plush Fleece
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Tan - Micro plush White - Sherpa
There's a great deal of micro fleeces out there, the yellow, tan and blue have been good for us in any area that is NOT heavily peed in, small places like a UNcovered bed, other uses have been side linings. Hay and hair release easy, pee doesn't go through well at all.
The black micro shag is a hazarrd in my opinion. Fabric loops catch feet causing injury. Would probably be a high temptation for chewing as well, I refuse to use this for any animal, it goes to my bathroom as a mat!
Plush fleece - small items it's proved good as well as for using with foam. The inital material is loose and a chewing temptation much like the shag, but not as long and does not loop. The fibers will mat down and pill like. Good for use anywhere hay is not, hair washes out ok only if on high agitation and machine dried. Another good material for making a "petting mit".
Sherpa - initial use and break in time of fabric is a pain in the arse for hay, give it 5 use & washings before you judge it. Don't shake to vigorously unless you'd like a shower either! Stiff bristle brush comes very highly recommended for this fabrics use. Vacuum for in between tidy ups works better as well or you'll have poppcorning 'beans' instead of pigs. Pee passes as well as anti-pills or slight better, so point there, but the effect is only as good as what is absorbing under it I've found. Unless you have some type of highly absorbent material under it, you'll find yourself wanting to wash it more frequently. Large hay comes off easy while small pieces need more brush work as well as hair.
Sherling also falls under Sherpa with a bit more benifits, the fibers are less dense, more silky, pee passes quicker and easier. Hay & hair releases with brush or vacuum, plus in winter time.
Berbers - ugg, sometimes it's easier to ask whick kind you have!
Beware when buying Berber, unless you KNOW what you are buying via internet when buying this fabric, I suggest getting samples or finding in local stores only. Can get costly very quickly in your search. I'll try and get a few pictures some various Berbers sometime this week. [/FONT]