{"id":3273,"date":"2013-08-08T19:49:49","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/?p=3273"},"modified":"2013-08-08T19:49:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T16:49:49","slug":"viyella-fabric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keikari.com\/english\/viyella-fabric\/","title":{"rendered":"Viyella Fabric"},"content":{"rendered":"

Viyella is a shirt fabric woven from a mix of cotton and wool. Its name was derived from Via Gellia<\/a> in Matlock, Derbyshire, where the original maker bought a mill in 1890. It was created by William Hollins&Co. in 1893 to combine the warmth of wool with the comfort of cotton, and originally woven as a 55% merino wool, 45% cotton blend. One year later the Viyella name and fabric were registered to become one of the first trademarked fabrics. The cloth was soft and lightweight, woven in Tattersall checks, grids and multi-coloured patterns for casual use. First used in shirts and nightwear, Viyella proved popular and was soon used in sheets, dresses, slips, so on. Even grumpy military officers embraced the pleasant shirting.<\/p>\n\n\t\t