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Corduroy is a Canadian animated children's television series based on Don Freeman's 1968 children's book Corduroy and its 1978 follow-up A Pocket for Corduroy. [1] It originally aired for one season on TVOKids in Canada and PBS Kids ' Bookworm Bunch in the U.S. in 2000.
An American Sign Language (ASL) version of A Pocket for Corduroy was released through Scholastic Corporation/Weston Woods in 2009. This version includes the original story, artwork, voice-over, music and read along captions. [5] The 2000 animated TV series Corduroy was based on A Pocket for Corduroy as well as its predecessor. [6]
Corduroy is a textile with a distinctively raised "cord" or wale texture. Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel (bare to the base fabric) between them. Both velvet and corduroy derive from fustian fabric. Corduroy looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other. [1]
The 1970s began with a continuation of the hippie look from the 1960s, giving a distinct ethnic flavor. [13] Popular early 1970s fashions for women included Tie dye shirts, Mexican 'peasant' blouses, [14] folk-embroidered Hungarian blouses, ponchos, capes, [15] and military surplus clothing. [16]
Bedford cord, named after the town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, a famous 19th century textile manufacturing city, is a durable fabric that resembles corduroy. The weave has faint lengthwise ridges, but without the filling yarns that make the distinct wales characteristic of corduroy. It can have the appearance of narrow-width stripes with ...
Early hippies, derisively referred to as freaks by the older generation, also used elements of roleplay such as headbands, cloaks, frock coats, kaftans, corduroy pants, cowboy boots, and vintage clothing from charity shops, suggesting a romantic historical era, a distant region, or a gathering of characters from a fantasy or science fiction ...
Corduroy is a 1968 children's book written and illustrated by Don Freeman, and published by The Viking Press. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children."
Corduroy is a woven fabric. Corduroy may also refer to: "Corduroy" (song), a 1994 song by Pearl Jam "Corduroy", a 1990 song by The Wedding Present from the 3 Songs EP and the album Seamonsters; Corduroy (band), a London-based acid jazz band; Corduroy, a PBS animated television show; Corduroy, a children's book by Don Freeman