What is the difference between corduroy and velvet in fabrics that are both very popular?

Corduroy and velvet are very popular fabrics in foreign countries. They are deeply loved by fashionistas and celebrities. The appearance of these two fabrics is actually a little bit similar. The surface of the fabric has a layer of plush, and the individual is very warm and soft. feel.

At first glance is it not like ?

Although all are velvet fabrics, the difference between the two is still very large, from the origin, materials, weaving techniques, prices are not the same. How is it different? Learn together.

 

[from the perspective of origin]

Corduroy fabric originated in France in 1750 and was a special fabric for the royal family in France. At that time, corduroy fabric was a symbol of rights and status. The earliest corduroy English “Corduroy” originated from French “Cor-du- "Roy" means the king's stripes. Their worth is even equal to gold. The introduction of corduroy into China was in the 1980s and 1990s. Changzhou was the first R&D and production base for China's corduroy, and Changzhou’s corduroy was renowned throughout the country.

 

Velvet originated in Zhangzhou, Fujian Province, China. The Ming Dynasty had a large amount of production and was one of the traditional Chinese fabrics. The origin of velvet can be traced back to the Western Han Mirror, which was developed on the basis of the well-known " Silk-cotton " shearing in the Yuan dynasty. It was mass produced in the Ming Dynasty and sold to Japan, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Singapore, especially to the Japanese. favorite.

 

[from the perspective of materials]

Corduroy raw materials are generally based on cotton, but also with polyester, acrylic, spandex and other fibers blended or interwoven;

Velvet materials are made of different raw materials such as cotton, acrylic, viscose, and nylon. Velvet used as clothing, generally using cotton yarn for terry yarn. Velvet products should be high quality, low linear density, long length and good maturity.

 

[from the weaving process point of view]

The corduroy structure is composed of two layers of weft yarns and a set of warp yarns interwoven with double-dimensional tissue, and then trimmed by cut velvet. The fabric is a wick-like velvet fabric, also called corduroy. Organizations include plain weave, twill, etc. The ground weft and the warp yarns interweave to form the ground cloth, and the pile warp and the warp yarn interweave to form a row of terry loops. The pile loops are cut through the cut piles, and the piled corduroy velvet strips are formed on the surface of the fabric after brushing and velvet finishing.

There are many types of corduroy. According to the thickness of the velvet, it is divided into special thin strips (more than 19 /2.54cm ), fine strips ( 15-19 /2.54cm ), middle strips ( 9-14 /2.54cm ), and thick strips ( 6-8 / 2.54cm ), wide bar (less than 6 bars / 2.54cm ), and ask bar (thin and thin) corduroy. General corduroy warp yarns for the warp, weft use single yarn; the corduroy warp and weft are used single yarn; fine corduroy single yarn can be used strands.

According to the different yarn structure used, it is divided into full yarn corduroy, half corduroy, full corduroy;

According to different processing technologies, it is divided into dyed corduroy, printed corduroy, yarn-dyed corduroy and jacquard corduroy.

Corduroy is a woven fabric.

 

The structure of velvet is a weft-knitted terry weave, which is generally divided into a ground yarn and a terry yarn. The velvet products have special requirements on the twist of the terry yarns. The use of cotton yarns requires a smaller twist and a small twist of the cotton yarn. When weaving velvet fabrics, the ground yarns should be arranged in two different spur-to-phase configurations, while the terry-yarns should be arranged in the same squaring direction. This will help improve the quality and feel of velvet suede.

Velvet is a knitted fabric.

 

[from the fabric price point of view]

Both corduroy and velvet have had a history of curtain fabrics, but velvet, as a fabric originating from China, is of a different grade (accidental national pride is born). Compared to the two, corduroy is cheap and velvet prices are high.

 

In the fashion world, corduroy and velvet are called high-level rustic and understated luxury, corduroy is also called matt version of velvet, because the velvet fabric reflection effect is very strong, gives a very shiny feel, put on Velvet fabrics seem to be superfluous in both gold and silver jewellery, while corduroy fabrics are not as strong in light, and they look slightly darker. However, for different consumer groups, some people like simple and low-key, some people like luxury exaggeration, are fashion fabrics, each show its charm.

 

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