It would take its name from the Latin imperial villosus, hairy, or villus, tuft of hair. The stuff is said to be of Indian origin. Prestigious fabric, which has become almost the emblem of kings, popes and doges... Double chain canvas, bottom chain and hair chain, hairy in place, smooth upside down. During weaving, iron rods are intercalated from a certain height in the direction of the weft. The removal of the stems leaves long fleets of chains that are sheer, forming the upright hairs of velvet. There is a wide variety of types of velvet. It comes in silk ...
... (the most expensive), wool (rude), cotton (the cheapest and most convenient) or synthetic fibers (more tenacious in light). To cover seats prefer a waffle velvet (with embossed patterns printed with hot irons). In curtains, its thickness protects from light
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