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2. Bedford cord - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

3. Corduroy - Wikipedia

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   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]

4. Pile weave - Wikipedia

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   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.

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   The corduroy fabric is so soft and luxurious. It's also so comfortable!" Shop Now. Celine Modular Armless Sofa. anthropologie.com. $1898.00. Payan Corduroy L-Shape Sectional.

6. Pile (textile) - Wikipedia

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   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]

7. Fustian - Wikipedia

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   In corduroy, there were seven ridges to the inch, so along a 31-inch (790 mm) bolt, there would be about 320 cuts to be done. [ 8 ] In the 1860s, the cloth would be stretched over a 22-yard-long (20 m) table, and the cutters would walk the length of the table as many times as was necessary.