Peaching is a technique that involves sanding down fabric to create a soft feel. It can be applied to any fiber and is often used in home textiles and clothing. The name comes from the appearance of the material, which resembles peach fuzz.
As a technique that creates a soft feel to the touch, peach is a relatively easy way to create material that can be used in a variety of ways. Here is information on how to create stripped fabric and how the material can be used.
Peaching is simply a process that involves sanding down the fabric. The technique can be applied to almost any type of fiber, although it seems to work most effectively with natural materials. After the cloth is woven, sections of the material are dipped in chemical compounds that permeate the cloth. The sections are then stretched and allowed to dry.
Once the sections have dried, the material is brushed by hand or by automated machinery. In either case, rollers with abrasive bristles, similar in appearance to a toothbrush, brush over the fabric. This helps break up some of the small fibers on the outside of the material and loosens them. Disturbing the broken ends of the fiber is what created the peachy look and feel of the sanded weave.
Along with the use of abrasive rollers, peeled fabric can also be created through the use of chemical abrasion. With this method, the fibers are gently broken down with the use of chemical compounds, rather than being sanded down with bristles. Wash abrasion is also a means of producing this fabric. Essentially, it is the movement within the laundering process that creates the break in the outer fibers and helps produce the soft feel that is associated with this textile.
Because peach fabric holds its shape very well and is soft to the touch, the material is often used in home textiles such as tablecloths and casual napkins. Kitchen curtains can also be made from this fabric. When it comes to clothing, peach fabric is an ideal choice for casual shirts, golf shirts, and underwear. Sanding techniques do not take away the material’s ability to absorb and hold color, which means bare fabric is available in any color or pattern one can imagine.
Both the finished product and the weaving treatment derive their name from some observations about the appearance of the material that results from the process. Looking at the material through the lens of a microscope, the material will appear to have a small layer of fuzz on top, much like the fuzz found on the outside of a peach skin. Because the end result is both the look of peach fuzz and a feel that’s not unlike rubbing a hand over peach fuzz, the popular name came into common use before long.
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