Viscose: In terms of quality, this type is more similar to silk velvet than cotton velvet.

The 16-inch-square cubes above are covered in the textured wools, cottons and cotton velvets used in her fall ready-to-wear collection.

The green, that's a cotton velvet, and it's from Sylwa.

The fabrics range from $17 a yard for a cotton check to $75 a yard for a cotton velvet, with most between $20 and $40 a yard.

Another has line drawings of rabbits copulating, while a third has drawings of rabbits giving birth, both of cotton velvet.

It can be a cotton velvet, it doesn't have to be a silk velvet.

Soft, weighty fabrics tend to fall easily into gentle folds; an obvious example is cotton velvet which is both soft, supple and heavy.

It costs from $2,310 to $4,000 depending on upholstery, which ranges from Ultrasuede to cotton velvet, shown at right.

The straps became stronger and more resilient but more comfortable for the feet with the discovery of cotton velvet.

One by Alexandre de Paris is three-inch-wide quilted cotton velvet in a rich platinum hue, set off with a rosette and tiny veil ($60).