2007-11-19 15:57:14 · 3 answers · asked by i need answers 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
It's the direction that the fibers want to lay. Kind of like animal fur always lays in one direction.
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2007-11-19 16:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nap is easiest to recognize on corduroy but it's also evident on other textured fabrics, such as velvet. Sometimes it can been *seen* even when it's not readily felt.
Compare to "grain". Denim really looks different if you rotate a piece 90º. That's "grain". With "nap", it looks that much different when you rotate 180º (which would be much the same with a piece of denim).
Relative to patterns, use the "nap" layout if you have what's called a "directional print", one that has rightside up as well as rightside and wrongside. If it was turkeys, rightside up would have live turkeys with feet down. Using a "nap" layout would have all of the turkeys or palm trees or whatever in the correct orientation.
2007-11-20 02:39:09 · answer #2 · answered by h_brida 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out http://alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Fabric/Nap.htm
2007-11-20 00:16:33 · answer #3 · answered by Margaret C 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋