Velvet
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A one-page encyclopedia article on velvet from the American Cyclopedia (1883). It defines velvet as a silk or silk-and-cotton pile fabric, outlines its origin in 13th-century Italy and spread to France and England, and describes how the pile is produced on the loom using an extra set of pile warp threads, wires, and a cutting knife. It also mentions striped and uncut velvets, the use of two shuttles, Gratrix's weft-pile method, and the main production centers (Lyons, St. Étienne, Rhenish Prussia).
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1883
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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