[Fictionary] Selcouth Results

[Fran Poodry]

Corduroy and similar fabrics do have directionality, called "nap." Rub your
hand one direction along (not across) the cords and they seem to smooth
down a bit, rub the other way and they fluff up a bit. It is similar to
(but less dramatic than) rubbing a cat "the wrong way" and making its fur
stand up, or rubbing a cat the way its hair naturally goes.
This is observable on velvet and even suede. But not so much on "crushed
velvet" in which the nap is all smooshed down willy-nilly for a different
visual effect.
-Fran


On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:04 AM, Nicolas Ward <ultranurd at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Ranjit (3 + 0)
>
> selcouth, n. A corded velveteen fabric distinguished from corduroy in
> that the cords run from bottom to top rather than top to bottom.
>
> Elliot 2 "Are cords in corduroy *signed*? I had no idea. Inspired by SILK?"
> Jim 1
>
> Hutch: "I'm pretty sure that corduroy doesn't have any 'directionality' to
> it?"
> Pierre: "Turnabout is fair play."
>
>
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