Velvetisaformoftextilethatiswovenonaspecialloom.Itisatuftedfabricinwhichthecutthreadsareveryevenlydistributed,givingititsdistinctfeel.Velvetcanbemadefromanyfiber.
Twopiecesofvelvetmustbewovenatthesametime.Theyarethencutapartandthetwolengthsoffabricarewoundonseparatetake-uprolls.Loomswhichweavevelvetmusthavetwotakeuprolls.
Velvet’sknittedcounterpartisvelour.Velvetwasveryexpensive.Corduroyandvelveteen,whenfirstproduced,wereconsideredthe"poorman’svelvet".