Chinchilla (cloth)

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Chinchilla is a napped material made from fine wool. The surface has tufts very close together. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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Synchilla

The development of chinchilla was a milestone fabric in the evolution of fleece. "Synchilla" (Synthetic Chinchilla) was the first generation fleece. In 1985, Synchilla was used in product "seminal Snap-T pullover" from Patagonia, Inc., which was popular in ski trips across the Northeast. [5]

For many, many years, Synchilla was the Kleenex of fleece, if you will.

— Rob Bondurant, vice president of marketing at Patagonia, The Evolution of Fleece, From Scratchy to Snuggie, New York Times Magazine [5]

Texture

Chinchilla is an imitation of a textile made from the fur of the chinchillas, the South American rodents; the fabric pile is curled up in tufts. [1]

Use

Chinchilla is thick, heavy material preferred for overcoats. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Commerce, United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic (1916). The Men's Factory-made Clothing Industry: Report on the Cost of Production of Men's Factory-made Clothing in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 298.
  2. ↑ Union, Pan American (1948). Bulletin. p. 403.
  3. ↑ Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 119. ISBN   978-1-60901-535-0.
  4. ↑ Curtis, Homer S. comp [from old catalog (1916). Dressmakers dictionary . The Library of Congress. [Brooklyn, N.Y., The Guide printing company].
  5. 1 2 Greenbaum, Hilary; Rubinstein, Dana (2011-11-25). "The Evolution of Fleece, From Scratchy to Snuggie". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-07-24.
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