Help!! Fabric sourcing

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  1. Fabifabi

    Fabifabi Registered Guest

    Hi! My friend scored a great piece of vintage. The material tag is missing and I really want to know what fabric this is. Looks like velvet but thicker and less shiny. Any ideas??
    Thaaaaanks!!!:-*
     

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    Fabifabi, Apr 15, 2024
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  2. The Vintage Vendeuse

    The Vintage Vendeuse VFG Member

    Possibly a polyester velveteen?
    But let's wait and see what more learned heads than mine say!
     
    The Vintage Vendeuse, Apr 15, 2024
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  3. denisebrain

    denisebrain VFG Vice President Staff Member VFG Past President

    denisebrain, Apr 15, 2024
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  4. MagsRags

    MagsRags VFG President Staff Member

    I was wondering about woven velour?
     
    MagsRags, Apr 15, 2024
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  5. Rue_de_la_Paix

    Rue_de_la_Paix VFG Member

    Looks like velour to me.
     
    Rue_de_la_Paix, Apr 15, 2024
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  6. Circa Vintage Clothing

    Circa Vintage Clothing Alumni

    Looks like cotton velvet or velveteen to me.
     
    Circa Vintage Clothing, Apr 16, 2024
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  7. The Vintage Merchant

    The Vintage Merchant Administrator Staff Member

    velour was my first thought, too...
     
    The Vintage Merchant, Apr 16, 2024
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  8. poppysvintageclothing

    poppysvintageclothing VFG Member Staff Member VFG Past President

    My first reaction was also a velour.
     
    poppysvintageclothing, Apr 16, 2024
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  9. Circa Vintage Clothing

    Circa Vintage Clothing Alumni

    We had a similar discussion on Facebook yesterday so I thought I'd clarify that 'velour' is the French word for 'velvet' and the two fabrics are quite similar - the VFG fabric resource (thanks Maggie) says:

    'Velour is made in the same way as velvet except that it is made of cotton or a blend....it differs from cotton velvet in having a longer and denser pile'.

    Nicole
     
    Circa Vintage Clothing, Apr 16, 2024
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