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Members of the living history community are always searching for modern equivalents of period fabrics. Corduroy is one fabric often overlooked for use in Revolutionary War portrayals. A fabric with ridges of pile (cords) running lengthwise. Cords are measured by "wales". The higher the wale number, the thinner the cord.

A ribbed, pile fabric. Comes in various weights and weaves. Used widely for both apparel and home furnishings. A strong, durable fabric with cotton ground and vertical cut-pile stripes (wales) formed by an extra system of filling yarns. The foundation of the fabric can be either a plain or twill weave. Of all cotton fabrics, corduroy is the warmest because its wales form an insulated cushion of air. a cut-filling pile-cloth with narrow to wide wales running in the warp direction of the fabric. This effect is made by using an extra set of filling yarns in construction. The back of the cloth is a plain or twill weave. It is usually all-cotton, but many corduroys can be blended with polyester, nylon or other fibers.

The character of corduroy has not changed greatly since the late 18th century. The name derives from "Corde du roi, the kings cord" (Beck). Just how it differed from Queens cord can only be conjectured. According to Perkins, it was made either twilled or plain in several Qualities, "olives, drabs, slates, fawns, and white." There is mention of a great variety of cotton velvets made in the Manchester area as "strong cotton ribs and barragon, broad-raced lin(en) thicksets and tufts" (Aikin). James Beekman first referred to it by name along with jeans, dimities, pillows, and velverets in a London order for goods dated 1784, his first order after the Revolution. This last reference has led many people to believe that corduroy is unacceptable for the Rev War period. However, there is substantial primary documentation to refute this myth.

Corduroy comes with different styles such as Corduroy 8 Wales, Corduroy 14 Wales, Corduroy 21 Wales etc. a filling-pile fabric with ridges of pile (cords) running lengthwise parallel to the selvage. core-spun yarn a yarn made by twisting fibers around a filament or a previously spun yarn, thus concealing the core. Core yarns are used in sewing thread, blankets, and socks and also to obtain novelty effects in fabrics.

Some of the Corduroy Wales fabrics are shown below :