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Some Information about corduroy Fabric

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Corduroy is a textile composed of twisted fibres

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A "cord." Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords

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Corduroy is, in essence, a ridged form of velvet.

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The fabric looks as if it is made from multiple cords laid parallel to each other

and then stitched together

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The interpretation of the word as corde du roi (from French, the cord of the King) is a folk etymology.

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As a fabric, corduroy is considered a durable cloth.

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Corduroy is found in the construction of trousers, jackets and shirts.

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The width of the cord is commonly referred to as the size of the "wale" (i.e. the number

of ridges per inch).

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The lower the "wale" number, the thicker the width of the wale (e.g., 4-wale is much

thicker than 11-wale).

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Corduroy’s wale count per inch can vary from 1.5 to 21, although the traditional standard

falls somewhere between 10 and 12.

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Wide wale is more commonly used in trousers and furniture upholstery (primarily

couches); medium, narrow, and fine wale fabrics are usually found in garments worn

above the waist.

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Corduroy is made by weaving extra sets of fiber into the base fabric to form vertical

ridges called wales.

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The wales are built so that clear lines can be seen when they are cut into pile. The

primary types of corduroy are:

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· Standard wale: 11 wales/inch, and available in many colors

· Pincord/pinwale/needlecord: Pincord is the finest cord around with a count at the upper end of the spectrum (above 16)

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• Pigment dyed/printed corduroy: The process of coloring or printing corduroy with pigment dyes. The dye is applied to the surface of the fabric, then the garment is cut and sewn. When washed during the final phase of the manufacturing process, the pigment dye washes out in an irregular way, creating a vintage look. The color of each garment becomes softer with each washing, and there is a subtle color variation from one to the next. No two are alike.

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