Sherpa (fabric)

A fabric with a pile on one side and flat on the other side, resembling wool or sheepskin

Sherpa is a fabric with a pile on one side and flat on the other side.

Structure

Sherpa is a curly piled fabric structure made of synthetic yarns like acrylic or polyester. The texture is soft and fluffy, useful in jackets resembling wool or sheepskin on the piled side. Sherpa fleece is a knitted type of fabric usable in line clothing and winter wear.^[1] ^[2]

History

It was Collins & Aikman (An American manufacturer of decorative fabrics and automotive supplies) who first developed this fabric. Sherpa was the registered trademark of the company.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Use

Mainly it is used in the lining of coats and for adult's and children's jackets.^[2]

References

^ Commodity Classification Under the Harmonized System. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Customs Service. 1989. p. 1.
^ ^a ^b "Sherpa Vs. Fleece: Which Is Warmer? | Lands' End". www.landsend.com. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
^ Wingate, Isabel Barnum (1979). Fairchild's dictionary of textiles. Internet Archive. New York : Fairchild Publications. p. 550. ISBN 978-0-87005-198-2.
^ ''Sherpa is the original man - made pile fabric with the curly look . Lightweight , soft and warm . For coats inside and out . Pile of Creslan acrylic fiber . If the tag doesn't say “ Sherpa by Collins & Aikman , ” it isn't Sherpa . '' The New Yorker - Volume 37, Part 6 - Page 52books.google.co.in › books Harold Wallace Ross, William Shawn, Tina Brown · 1962
^ ''Fabrics for Apparel Trades Collins & Aikman sells a variety of knitted , woven and tufted materials to garment manufacturers . ... Other divisions make pile fabrics for outerwear and coat linings ( marketed under trademarks such as SHERPA )''Good Housekeeping. International Magazine Company. 1979. p. 64.
^ ''The company also developed “ Sherpa , ” a lamb's - woollike material that has gained considerable success as a lining '' Textile Leaders of the South - Page 265books.google.co.in › books Marjorie Willis Young, L. P. Walker · 1963

Fabric

Types

Woven	Abacá cloth (Medriñaque) Aertex Armazine Almerían silk Barathea Barkcloth Batiste Bedford cord Bengaline Beta cloth Bombazine Brilliantine Broadcloth Buckram Bunting Burlap Byrd Cloth C change Calico Cambric Canvas Chambray Capilene Cedar bark textile Challis Char cloth Charmeuse Charvet Cheesecloth Chiffon Chino Chintz Cloqué Cloth of gold Cordura Corduroy Cotton duck Coutil Crêpe Cretonne Denim Dimity Donegal tweed Dornix Dowlas Drill Drugget Eolienne Flannel Foulard Fustian Gabardine Gauze Gazar Georgette Ghalamkar Gingham Grenadine Grenfell Cloth Grosgrain Habutai Haircloth Harris tweed Herringbone Himroo Hodden Irish linen Jamdani Kerseymere Khādī Khaki drill Kijōka-bashōfu Kente cloth Lamé Lawn Linsey-woolsey Loden Longcloth Mackinaw Madapollam Madras Moleskin Muslin Nainsook Nankeen Ninon Oilskin Organdy Organza Osnaburg Ottoman Oxford Paduasoy Percale Perpetuana Pongee Poplin Rakematiz Rayadillo Rep Ripstop Russell cord Saga Nishiki Samite Sateen Satin Saye Scarlet Seerhand muslin Seersucker Sendal Serge Scrim Shot silk Stuff Taffeta Tais Tartan Ticking Toile Tucuyo Tweed Twill Ultrasuede Vegetable flannel Ventile Vinyl coated polyester Viyella Voile Wadmal Waffle Wigan Whipcord Zephyr Zorbeez
Figured woven	Brocade Camlet Damask Lampas Songket Rinzu
Pile woven	Baize Chenille Corduroy Crimplene Fustian Mockado Moquette Plush Polar fleece Terrycloth Velours du Kasaï Velvet Velveteen Zibeline
Nonwoven	Felt Cedar bark
Knitted	Boiled wool Coolmax Machine knitting Milliskin Jersey Velour
Netted	Bobbinet Carbon fibers Lace Mesh Needlerun net Ninon Tulle