The modern textile industry producesa huge number of all kinds of tissues. One of the most popular types is velor. This, by and large, the name is not one, but a whole group of furniture fabrics, the front surface of which is distinguished by velvety soft pile.
Name and feature of the material
Velor is a fabric, in the manufacture of whichapply at once five threads. Four of them serve to create the upper and lower base, and the fifth forms a characteristic fleece. Thanks to a special technology, a thick pile with a height of 3 to 7 mm is obtained on the front surface, and the reverse side remains perfectly smooth. In translation from French, the word velours means "hairy, shaggy". Depending on the design and purpose of this upholstery, the pile of this material can be processed in different ways. For example, it can be placed vertically throughout the fabric or be smoothed only in separate areas. Velor is a material that is made of cotton, wool and knitwear. In addition, it is also moire and drapery. Drape is also velvet fabric. It is considered the most expensive variety of this group of materials. To produce it, only the best quality wool is selected.
Qualitative characteristics
Excellent properties of this material allowed himsuccessfully compete with other fabrics, not only in furniture production, but also in the field of tailoring. The pile is used for finishing gloves, hats, and also footwear surfaces. Thanks to him, clothes get a beautiful and expensive look. Material velor is good in that it is strong and resistant to mechanical damage. It provides good thermal insulation, is breathable and retains its shape and appearance for a long time.
Varieties of velor
By the way of production it is customary to allocatepure wool fabric, which is made from yarn spinning spinning, and stretch knit fabric. The first has a split pile, and the second is looped. By the way of registration this material can be smooth, shaped or embossed. In the first case, the nap is located vertically over the whole area of the fabric, in the second - it is smoothed in separate areas, and the embossed velor is a fabric, the pile of which is laid with different patterns. In addition, this material, depending on the coloration is divided into a printed and smoothly colored. Sometimes there is a velor that looks like chrome suede. Such a variety is produced from tanned leather. Auto-velor is a kind that is impregnated with a special compound for greater strength. It is used in car interiors for seating the seats. Jacquard velor has a specific pattern and is used in the manufacture of furniture. There is still microfiber - this fabric has an increased absorbency.
Care of velor products
One of the virtues of this fabric is that it is veryunpretentious. Sometimes it's enough automatic (t = 30˚C) or manual washing to return the original look. But it is not recommended to iron such things. Cleaners should be used with caution, and it is better to forget about bleaching powders. In addition, you need to remember that you can not twist the velor - this can damage its appearance. Care for drape velor requires the use of a soft brush - it is used for surface cleaning.
