Velvet and Plush Construction Systems
topic
Velvet production uses face-to-face weaving of two ground fabrics connected by a shared pile warp system that is subsequently cut between the two fabrics by a traversing cutting blade, producing two pile fabrics simultaneously with the pile warp shared between them, achieving higher productivity than single-wire velvet weaving while the cutting mechanism determining pile height uniformity and the pile density governed by the pile warp sett creating the luxurious cut pile surface of dress velvet.
Role
Represents the most productive cut pile fabric production method through simultaneous production of two velvet fabrics from a shared pile system, with face-to-face velvet weaving requiring specialised loom technology maintaining precise separation between the two ground fabrics and perfectly controlled pile tension to ensure both fabrics receive equal pile density and that the cutting blade traverses between the fabrics without contacting either ground fabric.