Velvet
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A short encyclopedia entry defining velvet as a silk fabric with a close, short, soft shag. It explains the etymology of the word and how the pile is made from warp threads raised over a channelled ruler or needle and cut with a steel tool. It names France and Italy as the best centers of velvet manufacture.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1821
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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