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Men in traditional Mongolian costumes (deel) before starting of a local Naadam festival in Kharkhorin National costume A deel ( Mongolian : ᠳᠡᠪᠡᠯ /дээл [deːɮ] ; Buryat : дэгэл [dɛɡɛɮ] ) is an item of traditional clothing commonly worn by Mongols and can be made from cotton , silk , wool , or brocade .
Pile is the raised surface or nap of a fabric, consisting of upright loops or strands of yarn. [1] Examples of pile textiles are carpets, corduroy, velvet, plush, and Turkish towels . [2] The word is derived from Latin pilus for "hair". [3]
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A rya or rye is a traditional Scandinavian wool rug with a long pile of about 1 to 3 inches. [1] They are made using a form of the Ghiordes knot to make the double-sided pile fabric. [ 2 ] Though rya means "rug" in English , the original meaning in Sweden of rya was a bed cover with a knotted pile. [ 3 ]
Moquette is a type of woven pile fabric in which cut or uncut threads form a short dense cut or loop pile. The pile's upright fibres form a flexible, durable, non-rigid surface [1] with a distinctive velvet-like feel. Traditional moquette weave fabrics are made today from a wool nylon face with an interwoven cotton backing, and are ideally ...
Since the 15th century, the term nap has generally referred to a special pile given to the cloth. [2] The term pile refers to raised fibres that are there on purpose, rather than as a by-product of producing the cloth. [4] In this case, the nap is woven into the cloth, often by weaving loops into the fabric, which can then be cut or left intact.
Pile weave: a cut and uncut velvet used for a man's vest, ca. 1845, LACMA M.2007.211.819. Pile weave is a form of textile created by weaving.This type of fabric is characterized by a pile—a looped or tufted surface that extends above the initial foundation, or 'ground' weave.