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| − | A thick, soft fabric with a dense cut pile on one side. Velveteen is made with a weft pile while [ | + | 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 == | ||
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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.)
Additional Information
P.Tortora, R.Merkel (eds.), Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Fairchild Publications, New York, 1996.
Additional Images
Bleached Velveteen
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
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velveteen (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000