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Velvet - One of the richest and
most versatile fabrics used today from couturiers
to home furnishing designers. Velvet is characterized
by a surface made of dense fibers that are
woven to produce a soft and beautiful luster.
It is a pile fabric with a loop pile (uncut)
or tufted pile (cut). These dense fibers are
usually made of silk, but can also consist
of cotton, wool, or rayon. It is believed
to be first produced in ancient China as a
silk weave, also referred to as brocade at
the time. High quality velvet is typically
water and crush resistant and appears to “drape”
very well. Velvet consists of many variations
(i.e., types and grades). The most commonly
used version of velvet is called velveteen
- made of cotton and most often used as pouches
for jewelry and lining for jewelry boxes.
Please refer to the Amoré
Heart Box, Celestienne
Treasure Keepsake, and Cherelie
Flower Box for examples of silver-plated
wedding favor boxes lined with velveteen.
Other types of velvet also consist of:
Nacre velvet – The surface of this type
of velvet has an almost luminous appearance
with high variation.
Cisele velvet – The pattern of this
velvet has varying heights of uncut pile.
Utrecht velvet – A popular type of velvet
that furniture makers use for coverings of
chairs and sofas. It is also used as decorative
wall or ceiling tapestry.
Votive Candles - Candles that were traditionally
lit for devotion or gratitude especially
for religious purposes - originally colored
in white and were unscented. They are now
used for modern decorations at dinner tables
and as home accents that are housed in a
variety of containers such as rhinestone
votive candle holders. Please see our Niña
Kirei Jewel Votive as an example.
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Wax- The primary ingredient
used in making candles whereby wax undergoes
a process consisting mainly of molding,
dipping, pouring, rolling, and decorating
(e.g., embossing). Candles can be made with
a variety of wax such as soy, paraffin,
and beeswax. The art of candle making is
believed to originate in Ancient Egypt where
tallow derived from the fat in cattle or
sheep was used for making candles, as well
as soaps. Modern day techniques of making
candles use paraffin and stearic acid as
common ingredients. Moreover, candle makers
are called chandlers. For an example of
a lead-free wax candle made with a cotton-wick,
please refer to our Zabenya
Rose Candles that are carved with a
rose design motif.
Weave- The pattern by which
fibers are woven together in an interlacing
structure of right angles - using two or
more sets of threads or other fibrous materials.
Historians believe that the process of weaving
has been around since primitive times when
fibers were first stretched lengthwise to
make a warp and then filled by a weft to
cross and bind the warp. This complex task
eventually led to the creation of looms,
which facilitated the process of interlacing
threads or fibers at right angles, and paved
the way for the invention of woven cloth
(i.e., fabrics). The art of weaving is particularly
common in making baskets and mats using
fibers from a variety of sources such as
coconut leaves, pineapple fibers, and Manila
hemp. For an example of a basket weaved
by hand, please refer to the Chloëbelle
Straw Basket.
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