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Question: I am looking for information about the different types of velvet and about surface design that can be applied to velvets.

Thomasin Durgin has an artiucle about embossing velvet at http://www.thomasin.com/embossing.html

Here are some books you may find useful:

• about velvet
  • Voluptuous Velvet, Jean Littlejohn, Double Trouble Enterprises, ISBN 0-953-1750-1-4, 28pp
  • Velvet: History, Techniques, Fashions, distributed by Thames and Hudson, IBSN: 88-7017-115-9

• about surface design
  • Complex Cloth - a Comprehensive Guide to Surface Design, Jane Dunnewold, Fiber Studio Press, ISBN 1-56477-149-0
  • Colour on Paper and Fabric, Ruth Issett, BT Batsford Ltd, ISBN 0-7134-8068-8
    (You can read an article based on this book on the World of Embroidery web site)

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