Velvet
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A short encyclopedia entry defining velvet as a silk pile weave developed on the shuttle loom in China. It explains how pile is formed over wires (cut or uncut), and describes plain and figured velvets, early Venetian and Genoese types, and double-woven machine velvets cut apart to make two fabrics. It also mentions printed and embossed velvets and refers readers to Plush.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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