Chinchilla (cloth)

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

Synchilla

Chinchilla is a milestone fabric in the evolution of fleece. ''Synchilla'' (Synthetic Chinchillla) 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 imitated material of Chinchilla hairs, the fabric pile is curled up in tufts.[1]

Use

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

References

  1. 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. 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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