The flannel I have is very soft and at the same time nice and thick. I had never seen anything like it; I got it from Sew Batik. I'm all too familiar with the crapy thin flannel; thus my interested in finding something comparable, but as the name says, batik is their "bag" :) So, I was wondering if there are technical terms I should know, but not just for flannel, for other fabrics as well.
I think I'll look up textiles as well and see what I can turn up at the library this weekend. I want to be able to shop online and know what I'm getting so I don't get the wrong thing and get disappointed.