velveteen

How To Use velveteen In A Sentence

• Both Ms. Rahm and Mr. Collins remarked on the high quality of the Target garments 'construction, particularly in the pleated Thakoon cotton dress, with very detailed stitching in its full skirt, and a velveteen Sarafpour skirt that had trapunto stitching along the satin waistband. Do Discount Designer Duds Make The Grade?
• Textures included silk velvets, velveteen and devorés, and satins.
• I'm not, mother; only think" -- Nancy's eyes glistened -- "no more velveteen masquerading as velvet, no more bargain-counter shoes and gloves, no more percaline petticoats with silk flounces, no more Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905
• Choose a variety of coordinating prints and solids in fabrics like crinkled and/or patterned velvet or velveteen, lightweight brocade, satin, wool, rayon challis and mediumweight silk.
• His celebrated portrait of Charles William Lambton in scarlet velveteens was sometimes assumed to be an imaginary portrait of the dreaming, youthful Byron, the very soul of English romanticism, and was reproduced across Europe as such, and is still instantly recognisable today. Thomas Lawrence: The new romantic – review
• Another method is to cut off the bottom edge of the skirt a quarter of an inch from the turning line; apply the wrong side of the velveteen to the right side of the skirt, baste carefully close to the edge and stitch on the machine through velveteen, cloth, and lining (or facing) just inside the basting which is left in. Textiles and Clothing
• Velveteen is an all cotton pile fabric with short pile resembling velvet.
• On the lawn was a velveteen couch that looked like it had been dragged out of the house so someone could gaze at the stars in comfort.
• Also, they will do things for people in short-skirted velveteen coats with bone buttons, or in sleeved waistcoats and fur caps, which they cannot be persuaded by the respectable orders of society to undertake. The Bed-Book of Happiness
• Cut facings from lining fabric, velveteen, cotton twill, or faux leather or suede to reduce bulk.