They still must make very heavy flannel because we bought a set of flannel sheets last winter for our bed and they are SO THICK and soft and lucious. We bought them at Target. So, some company makes nice flannel. They did not seem to shrink but they were a red plaid and they did make the mattress pad turn pink - even though I washed and dried the sheets first - knew better than not to wash first - especially with the red in it.