Chenille Fabric

What is Chenille Fabric?

• Chenille is both the name of the yarn as well as the fabric which is used to manufacture soft fabric. The term "chenille" originates from the French word for caterpillar.

• The yarn is made by stacking the threads on purpose to make a texture that looks like a caterpillar's hairy skin.

• It is a type of woven fabric that can be made from many different kinds of fibers, such as cotton, silk, wool, rayon, etc.

History

• According to historians of the textile industry, chenille-type yarn is said to have originated in France and dates back to the 18th century. 

• It is considered to be a relatively new development. At first, the process involved weaving a "leno" fabric and then cutting the finished fabric into strips to make chenille yarn.

• The fabric is attributed to being brought to Scotland in the 1830s by Alexander Buchanan, who was working as a foreman in a fabric factory in Paisley at the time. In this location, he developed a method for weaving fuzzy shawls.

• After being weaved into a blanket from tufts of different colored wool, the blanket was then chopped up into strips. In order to achieve the frizz effect, they were subjected to a treatment that included heating rollers. 

• Chenille is the term given to the resulting fabric, which is exceedingly plush and fuzzy. Another producer of Paisley shawls went on to further improve the method.

• While James Templeton and William Quigley were engaged in the production of imitation oriental carpets, they strove to perfect this procedure. 

• This method eliminated the problem of the complicated designs being difficult to recreate by automation, which had previously been a problem. 

• After that, Templeton started a successful carpet company called James Templeton & Co., which became one of the most important carpet makers in the 19th and 20th centuries. 

What Makes it Stand Out?

 Application and Uses

Care Instructions

• Chenille is a resilient kind of cloth, although the piles may be easily damaged, and the material has a propensity to either stretch or shrink.
• Because of this, the chenille has to be dry cleaned.
• If you wish to wash your chenille goods at home, you should do it by hand and then lay them out to dry in a flat position.
• In order to prevent stretching, don't linger around.
• In case you want to use the washing machine, you may clean it in warm water using the delicate setting, and then dry it at a low temperature.

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