What Is Velvet Fabric?
Dec 28, 2022
1. Velvet fabric is one of the most popular fabrics in winter. It uses velvet warp to form loops or fluff on the fabric surface. It originated in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, so it is also called Zhangrong. Velvet fabric, one of the traditional Chinese fabrics, has been produced in large quantities since the Ming Dynasty.
2. The velvet fabric is made of cocoon grade A raw silk, also silk as warp, cotton yarn as weft, silk or rayon flannelette, degummed or semi-degummed, dyed, and twisted. We can also use cotton, eye, viscose, polyester, nylon and other different materials to weave, with a smooth feel and high gloss.
3. There are two kinds of velvet fabrics: flowered velvet and plain velvet. Flower velvet refers to the cutting of part of the velvet loops into fluff according to the pattern. The fluff and fluff loops alternate to form the pattern. The surface of plain velvet is all fluff loops.
4. From the perspective of appearance, velvet fabric has luxurious temperament and rich texture, which can create a magical fashion atmosphere. Some special velvet fabrics are added with brightener when finishing, so that the pile surface has a good luster.
