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Pile and treated-pile fabrics

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Burn-out velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Burn-out velvet

Velvet woven of two fibers, printed with a chemical that destroys one of the fibers, leaving a pile/ground pattern. Dévoré velvet is synonymous.

See also:
Burn-out fabric
Dévoré velvet
Façonné velvet
Velvet

Chiffon velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

A lightweight, soft velvet with a short pile. The fabric has silk or manufactured fiber pile on a silk, manufactured fiber or cotton ground.

Uses: Dresses, evening wear, women’s suits

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Velvet

Ciselé velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

A velvet made of cut and uncut pile in a pattern on a satin ground.

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Velvet

Crushed velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Bottom weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Crushed velvet

Velvet with an unevenly pressed nap, achieved by twisting of the fabric when it is wet or pressing in various directions. The result is a wrinkled, lustrous look, the luster resulting from flattened areas. The fabric may be any sort of velvet pile, woven or, less often, knit fabric. Crushed velvet was particularly popular in the late 60s and early 70s.

Uses: Jackets, suits, coats

See also:
Panne velvet
Velvet

Dévoré velvet

Aug 5, 2013 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Dévoré velvet

French for “devoured,” describing the eating away by chemical printing of one fiber in a velvet made of two fibers, such as silk and acetate. Synonymous with burn-out velvet.

See also:
Burn-out fabric
Burn-out velvet
Façonné velvet
Velvet

Façonné velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

French for “fashioned,” façonné refers to velvet with a fancy weave or burn-out pattern.

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Burn-out velvet
Velvet

Genoa velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

Genoa, Italy, was one of the early European velvet-producing centers and Genoa’s namesake fabric was originally a silk brocade velvet with a satin ground. The name is applied to velvet which resembles the original, with a satin ground, and velvet with cut and uncut pile.

Uses: Upholstery, drapes, historically some clothing, such as coats

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Ciselé velvet
Velvet

Nacré velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

Nacré is French for “pearly,” and nacré velvet has mother-of-pearl’s iridescence, with pile and ground of two different colors.

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Velvet

Panne velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Top weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Silk panne velvet

A lightweight velvet with its pile pressed flat in one direction, giving it a highly lustrous surface. May be made of silk or manufactured fibers, especially rayon.

Uses: Evening wear

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Velvet

Plush

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Wool or wool-like, Heavy weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

A woven fabric constructed like velvet but with a longer pile than velvet, plush is made with its pile from wool, mohair, cotton or manufactured fibers, usually on a cotton ground. Its erect pile is also longer (usually at least 1/8”) than velvet.

Uses: The original teddy bear fabric, and still used for toys and upholstery

See also:
Velour, woven
Velvet

Tapestry velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Heavy weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics, Woven pattern fabrics: non-geometric Read More
Tapestry velvet

Made in imitation of tapestry, a patterned, jacquard-woven velvet with pile in a raised texture over the ground.

Uses: Coats, upholstery

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Tapestry
Velvet

Velour, woven

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Cotton or cotton-like, Bottom weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More

Velours is the French word for velvet, and velour is made in the same way as velvet (warp pile, double-cloth method of construction) except it is made of cotton or a blend. Velour differs from cotton velvet in having longer and denser pile.

Uses: Sportswear, evening wear, loungewear

See also:
Plush
Velour knit
Velvet

Velvet

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Silk or silk-like, Top weight, Bottom weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Rayon velvet

Sumptuous fabric with a soft pile, velvet is constructed with a plain or twill weave back with one set of warp and one set of weft yarns. An extra set of warp yarns forms the pile. Velvet is now usually constructed by weaving two cloths together with pile ends connecting to both surfaces. The two are cut apart to give two pieces of velvet (double-cloth method). It may also be made by wires which lift and cut the pile.

Velvet may be treated and varied in a number of way—including embossing, crushing, burning out—and can be made to be water- and crush-resistant. It is made of silk or manufactured filament fibers. If made of cotton it is called cotton velvet.

The name velvet stems from the Latin vellus, or hair.

Uses: Suits, coats, dresses, evening wear, shoes, hats, trim

See also:
burn-out velvet, chiffon velvet, ciselé velvet
crushed velvet, dévoré velvet, façonné velvet
nacre velvet, panne velvet, tapestry velvet
velour, velveteen

Velveteen

Jul 8, 2012 | by admin | Fabric Resource | Fabric, Cotton or cotton-like, Bottom weight, Pile and treated-pile fabrics Read More
Velveteen

Made of cotton, velveteen has a smooth, soft, short-cut pile on a plain or twill weave ground. Velveteen is related to cotton velvet, but of weft pile weave rather than velvet’s warp pile weave. It is related to corduroy but without that fabric’s vertical rows of wales. Velveteen’s dense pile is slightly flatter and shorter than that of cotton velvet.

Uses: Dressy but less expensive (than velvet) in women’s and children’s clothing

See also:
Corduroy
Velvet

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