Beaver cloth explained

Beaver cloth is a heavy woolen cloth with a napped surface. Beaver is a double cloth; it resembles felted beaver-fur and is suitable for outer garments such as coats and hats. The fabric was formerly made in England.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Castor

Castor was a cloth lighter than beaver cloth, but otherwise similar. It was produced by using fine wool. Castor was used in overcoating.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Swansdown
• Nap (fabric)
• Gig-mill

Notes and References

1. Book: Apparel Arts. 1948. Apparel Arts Publications. 142. en.
2. Book: Perry, Patricia. The Vogue Sewing Book. 1970. Vogue Patterns; distribution by Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y.. 55. 978-0-9501493-0-1. en.
3. Book: Barve, V. R.. Complete Textile Encyclopaedia. 1967. D. B. Taraporevala Sons. 30. en.
4. Book: Denny, Grace Goldena . Fabrics. 1962. Lippincott. 6. en.
5. Book: Tortora. Phyllis G.. The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. Johnson. Ingrid. 2013-09-17. A&C Black. 978-1-60901-535-0. 105. en.
6. Book: Blanco, A. E.. Piece Goods Manual: Fabrics described; textile, knit goods, weaving terms, etc., explained; with notes on the classification of samples. 2019-11-29. Good Press. en.