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Velours [Velvet]

Grande Encyclopédie Inventaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Lettres et des Arts, 1902
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A French encyclopedia article on velvet (velours) describing its history, construction and varieties. It explains how warp-pile velvet is woven over grooved rods and cut with a knife, and how looped (frisé/épinglé), figured, ribbed and other velvets are made. It then covers silk, cotton, wool and Utrecht velvets, hand versus mechanical weaving, double-piece looms, production centers (Lyon, Krefeld, Bradford, Amiens) with 1900 Lyon figures, and care of crushed velvet.

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1902
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French
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