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Some
pile weaves, including velvets, plushes, corduroys, and Turkish
toweling, are produced by a combination of the plain weave
and the use of wires to draw from the cloth additional warp
or filling yarn, forming loops that create the pile. Turkish
toweling has uncut loops, in contrast to velvets in which
the loops are cut. Pile fabrics may be produced also by weaving
two pile fabrics face to face and then cutting them apart.
This process is more economical than the cutting of loops,
required in the production of velvets. Woven carpets and rugs
are pile fabrics.
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