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The article says "Velvet was very expensive and was considered to be among the luxury goods together with silk." But if velvet is a fabric that can be made of any fiber, and silk is a type of natural fiber, then could one theoretically make a velvet of silk? Was this actually done? -- Milo, random curious passerby —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.221.196.6 (talk • contribs)
The best velvet was made from silk, and still is. I have just purchased several metres of silk velvet to make into a coat. Cotton velvet is usually fairly poor compared to silk, though most velvets nowadays are synthetic (polyester, acetate and viscose generally, these tend to be superior to cotton velvets) Historically velvet has also been made from wool, though i don't think it is any more. EACLucifer 06:45, 28 August 2006 (UTC) EACLucifer, gothic tailor.
http://www.interiormall.com/cat/collections.asp?c1=Velvet this is a useful webpage. Velvet as said here is used for stage curtains, upholstery and velvet is very receptive to dyes. The best fabrics are velvet and you can ask why. There is also crushed velvet as well as panne velvet. -- kimMart
[edit] Dry-clean only?
I have a velvet (cotton) shirt that's machine washable.
Then again, it doesn't say velvet, it just says "cotton" on it... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lumarine (talk • contribs)
Does it stretch? if so it is probably velour rather than velvet. It is sometimes possible to wash the longer pile velvets, but it tends to leave them with a "frosted" appearance. EACLucifer 06:45, 28 August 2006 (UTC) EACLucifer, gothic tailor.
[edit] American velvet paintings
also details the life of Edgar Leeteg (1904-1953), "the father of American black velvet kitsch," whose "raucous and bawdy" life was previously captured by James Michener in Rascals in Paradise (1957). More info is needed on the 1960s/1970s (?) American velvet painting phenomenon! I would say this is info has noteworthy cultural value. I've added an expansion request. -71.51.51.120 23:54, 14 February 2007 (UTC)
Since the velvet is used as a medium here to express a painting, shouldn't the velvet painting paragraph be placed in a painting article? Perhaps a "See Also" mention could be given for black velvet paintings as the main use of the cloth is certainly not for painting on. Pauldelery (talk) 18:13, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
