Beaver cloth

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Beaver cloth is a heavy woolen cloth with a napped surface. Beaver is a double cloth; it resembles felted beaver-fur and is suitable for outer garments such as coats and hats. The fabric was formerly[ when? ] made in England. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Felted beaver fur had been the material of choice for high-quality hats since the 17th century. [5] Beaver cloth was developed in the 19th century to fulfil demand, as the fur trade had hunted beavers to near extinction in Russia and North America. [6]

Castor

Castor was a cloth lighter than beaver cloth, but otherwise similar. It was produced by using fine wool. Castor was used in overcoating. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Apparel Arts. Apparel Arts Publications. 1948. p. 142.
  2. ↑ Perry, Patricia (1970). The Vogue Sewing Book. Vogue Patterns; distribution by Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y. p. 55. ISBN   978-0-9501493-0-1.
  3. ↑ Barve, V. R. (1967). Complete Textile Encyclopaedia. D. B. Taraporevala Sons. p. 30.
  4. ↑ Denny, Grace Goldena (1962). Fabrics. Lippincott. p. 6.
  5. ↑ "A brief history of the beaver trade". humwp.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  6. ↑ "Beaver Cloth: Durable, Heavy Wool Fabric for Outerwear and Uniforms - Definition & Explanation @ TG Academy". www.textileglossary.com. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
  7. ↑ Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 105. ISBN   978-1-60901-535-0.
  8. ↑ Blanco, A. E. (2019-11-29). Piece Goods Manual: Fabrics described; textile, knit goods, weaving terms, etc., explained; with notes on the classification of samples. Good Press.
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