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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=velvet velvet] is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cotton cotton].
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A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while [[velvet|velvet]] is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from [[cotton|cotton]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 13:06, 10 May 2016

MFA Acc. #: 54.620

Description

A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while Velvet is made with a warp pile. Velveteen is usually made from Cotton.

Synonyms and Related Terms

velventine (Fr.); velours de coton (Fr.)

MFA Acc. #: 2000.966

Additional Information

P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.

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Sources Checked for Data in Record

  • Rosalie Rosso King, Textile Identification, Conservation, and Preservation, Noyes Publications, Park Ridge, NJ, 1985
  • Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
  • Website address 1 Comment: www.fabrics.net
  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 846

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