Talk:Velvet

message: 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)
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message: 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)
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message: Why no mention of this? Crush, or Crushed velvet, it's a fairly common term you often hear in the media and in music. There should at least be a mention of it in this article. Hopefully someone knowledgable enough on the subject can expand the article thusly. -- œ™ 08:42, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crushed velvet 

message: Putting notes here while I'm at it - there are some excellent textile close-ups on Commons from museum websites. Might be an idea to use them as the beginning of a gallery to support the types section as follows:
*Chiffon (or transparent) velvet:
*Ciselé :File:Man's Coat and Waistcoat LACMA M.57.35a-b (2 of 3).jpg (Comment: Superb image)
*Crushed:
*Devoré or burnout: :File:Devoré velvet (also known as burnout technique).jpg
*Embossed: :File:Morris and Co Acorn embossed velvet 1912.jpg
*Hammered: 
*Lyons: 
*Mirror: 
*Nacré: 
*Panné: 
*Pile-on-pile: :File:Textile LACMA M.55.12.27.jpg (very clearly shown)
*Plain: 
*Utrecht: 
*Velveteen: 
* Voided: :File:Textile LACMA M.55.12.48.jpg (good contrast between the dark green velvet and the voided ground of yellow satin)
*Swan neck:
*Wedding ring or ring velvet:
Putting the above list here as a work in progress and to collect together good images from Commons. Mabalu (talk) 17:54, 12 June 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gallery of velvet types: 

message: The first section of the history section is uncited: "Because of its unusual softness and appearance as well as its high cost of production, velvet has often been associated with nobility. Velvet was introduced to Baghdad during the rule of Harun al-Rashid (700’s) by Kashmiri merchants. In the Mamluk era (1250–1517), Cairo was the world’s largest producer of velvet. Much of it was exported to Venice (whence it spread to most of Europe), Iberia and the Mali Empire. Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire, visited Cairo on his pilgrimage to Mecca. Many Arab velvet makers accompanied him back to Timbuktu. Later Ibn Battuta mentions how Suleyman, the ruler of Mali, wore a locally produced complete crimson velvet kaftan on Eid. During the reign of Mehmed II, assistant cooks wore blue dresses (câme-i kebûd), conical hats (کلاه, külâh) and baggy trousers (چاقشیر, çakşır) made from Bursa velvet.".
For improvement: there's a lot to draw from in these sources: 
* https://www.jstor.org/stable/3794632?seq=8
* https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/1008/
* https://koreascience.kr/article/JAKO200534718260215.page
* https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=cTC8oKysf_0C&oi=fnd&pg=PP6&dq=velvet+fabric+history&ots=cRJ1xn1hdX&sig=ElfcppxprLnghNyP2cpfLgRCLeA#v=onepage&q=velvet%20fabric%20history&f=false
* https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tsaconf/972/
Tangledyarn (talk) 05:00, 23 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  History section