velvet

     

Velvet is a type of tufte fabric in which the cut threads are very evenly distributed, with a short dense pile, giving it its distinct feel. Velvet can be made from many different kinds of fibers. It is woven on a special loom that weaves two pieces of velvet at the same time. The two pieces are then cut apart and the two lengths of fabric are wound on separate take-up rolls.

Trivia about velvet

  • Gordon Carruth reports that in 1811 a Mrs. Andrews in New York City gave instructions on painting on this plush fabric
  • Panne, cut & crushed are types of this thick pile fabric
  • Veloute, made of stock thickened with a flour & butter roux, is named for this fabric--it's that smooth
  • A silk textile with a short, smooth surface, or the covering on deer's developing antlers
  • First name of the girl jockey Elizabeth Taylor played in 1944 film
  • The highly vascular fine-haired skin on a deer's antlers is called this
  • A red cake named for this smooth fabric is really a chocolate cake--food coloring gives it the distinctive color
  • Panne, cut & crushed are types of this thick pile fabric
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reports from Alaska.) In spring & summer, an elk's antlers are covered with material called this, like a "crushed" fabric
  • This fabric is in nicknames for Robert Louis Stevenson & Mel Torme
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from Svalbard Islands in Norway) During development, a reindeer's antlers have a soft covering called this, named for the luxurious fabric it resembles

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