From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A heavy woolen cloth with a napped surface
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]
Castor
Castor was a cloth lighter than beaver cloth, but otherwise similar. It was produced by using fine wool. Castor was used in overcoating.
[5]
[6]
See also
References
-
^
Apparel Arts. Apparel Arts Publications. 1948. p. 142.
-
^ Perry, Patricia (1970).
The Vogue Sewing Book. Vogue Patterns; distribution by Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y. p. 55.
ISBN
978-0-9501493-0-1.
-
^ Barve, V. R. (1967).
Complete Textile Encyclopaedia. D. B. Taraporevala Sons. p. 30.
-
^ Denny, Grace Goldena (1962).
Fabrics. Lippincott. p. 6.
-
^ 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.
-
^ 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.