What is velvet fabric

What is velvet fabric, characteristics and maintenance knowledge of velvet fabric

Velvet fabric is a well-known fabric. In Chinese, it sounds velvet of swan. Listening to this name, it is of high grade. Velvet fabric has the characteristics of skin-friendly, comfortable, soft and warm, and environmentally friendly. It has a wide range of uses. It can be used as curtains, pillow, and cushions, sofa covers and accessories of home decoration. It is suitable for various decoration styles.

Next, let’s take a closer look at what velvet fabric is, and talk about the characteristics and maintenance of velvet fabric.

What is velvet fabric

First, to know velvet fabric

Velvet has a long history and has been mass-produced in the Ming Dynasty of ancient China. It is one of the traditional Chinese fabrics. It originated in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China, so it is also called Zhangrong. Velvet has two types: floral velvet and plain velvet. Floral velvet get cuts part of the pile loops into piles according to the pattern. The pile and pile loops alternate to form a pattern. The surface of plain velvet is all pile loops. Velvet’s fluff or pile loops stand tightly. It has the characteristics of luster, wear resistance, and non-fading, and can be used for fabrics such as clothing and bedding. The velvet fabric is made of grade A cocoon raw silk. Sometimes variously, silk is used as warp, cotton yarn is weft interlaced. Or silk or viscose is used for raising loops. Both warp and weft yarn are full degummed or semi-degummed as the first procedure, and then dyed, twisted and woven. According to different uses, different raw materials can be used for weaving. In addition to the silk and viscose mentioned above, it can also be woven with different raw materials such as cotton, polyester and nylon. And in our days, Shaoxing Shifan Imp. & Exp. Company produces it by big warp knitted machine Karl Mayer, with high efficiency and super stable quality. So velvet fabric is not really woven with Swan velvet, but its hand feel and texture are as smooth and shiny as velvet.

Secondly, the characteristics of velvet fabric

1. The fluff or loops of velvet fabrics stand tightly, with elegant color, firmness and wear resistance. It is a good material for clothing, hats and decorations,such as curtains, sofa covers, pillows, cushions, and so on. Its products are of not only a strong degree of comfort, but also a sense of glory and luxury, which is with cultural taste.
2. The raw material of velvet is 22-30 cocoon A-grade raw silk, or silk used as warp, and cotton yarn as the weft. The loop is raised with silk or rayon. Both warp and weft are full degummed or semi-degummed, dyed, twisted and woven. It is light and durable, gorgeous but not seductive, luxurious and noble.

Thirdly, the maintenance method of velvet

1. The velvet fabric should avoid frequent friction during the cleaning process. It is better to wash by hand, to press and wash lightly. Do not rub hard, otherwise the fluff will fall off. After washing, it is suitable to place it on a hanger to be dry, not to coagulate and stretch, and avoid direct sunlight.
2. Velvet fabric is suitable for washing, not for dry cleaning. After the velvet fabrics are dry, do not press the velvet directly with an iron. You can choose steam iron to steam it with distance 2-3 cm.
3. Velvet fabric is very hygroscopic, so when storing it, it should be protected from high temperature, high humidity and unclean environment. It should be stacked and placed in a clean and tidy environment to prevent mildew.
4. During production and processing of velvet fabrics, a small amount of fluff particles will remain on it, which is inevitable. Most of them will be washed out during the first washing. For example, the surface of  black or dark color such as royal blue will be visible more obvious with small fluff. These are all normal.

After reading above introduction, do you like to have velvet fabrics? Who doesn’t like beautiful things? The important thing is that if you really have velvet fabric products, you must take good care of them according to its characteristics.


Post time: Jan-20-2021