Re: Does this fabric exist?
What you are looking for is a Performance Fabric that feels like Velvet. You can get that from several makers. If you want a really nice one, this one from Schumacher really DOES feel like velvet and is made of silk and cotton. Will not be inexpensive, but probably what I would use if I were buying at the Sherrill level. Note that all silk degrades in direct sunlight.
https://fschumacher.com/catalog/products/72735
100% Poiy is very common. It's inexpensive and like all man-made fabrics it will "pill". Plan on buying a pill shaver off Amazon and after using it a few times the pilling will settle down some. It's an OK fabric, no one will mistake it for a fine velvet however.
Duane Collie
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