Moleskin is a soft, durable woven twill fabric with a velvety nap that is easy to clean. It is used for workwear, military uniforms, winter coat linings, and shoe uppers. It can also be used to prevent blisters and cover genitalia during filming. Moleskin notebooks are named after the fabric.
Moleskin is a woven twill fabric that is extremely soft on one side with a short raised surface. The name simply refers to the similarity between the softness of moleskin and the smoothness of this cotton fabric, which has a velvety nap that feels similar to chamois. It is not made from the actual skin or skin of a mole.
This fabric is very densely woven, which makes it quite durable and easy to clean. Lighter blends of moleskin are sometimes used for workwear, especially those made by British manufacturers. The lighter moleskin has also been used for military use, such as for West German Army uniforms from the 1960s to the 1990s. The heavier moleskin is commonly found in winter coat linings for additional protection against wind and cold. Several shoe designers use this fabric for the uppers of their shoes for durability.
Moleskin can be dry cleaned or washed on a gentle cycle and should be turned inside out before washing. Washing will help maintain the weave tension of the fabric, which won’t wrinkle or lose its shape when stretched. This fabric usually costs around $5 US Dollars (USD) to $9 USD per yard.
The relief and prevention of blisters is another use for moleskin. One side of a bandage for this purpose is soft moleskin, and the other side is adhesive. A hole is cut in the bandage where the blister is, and then the sticky side is placed over the blister, adhering to the surrounding skin. This keeps the blister and fabric flush and reduces friction and pressure caused by any external object, usually a shoe, rubbing against the skin to cause the blister.
A different type of moleskin is used in the film industry. An adhesive is attached to a piece of flesh-colored cloth called a moleskin, which is then attached to the genitalia to cover it during filming. This can give the appearance of nudity while giving the actor or actress some semblance of privacy.
There are also notebooks that take their name from moleskin fabric, which was used to cover notebooks or travel journals due to its durability. The use of these notebooks became so widespread, especially among well-known authors, that the small travel notebooks became known as moleskins. Famous people known to wear moleskins include Oscar Wilde, Vincent Van Gogh, and Ernest Hemingway.
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