Peached
Also known as: Peach finish, Emerised
Very fine, short raising with diamond rollers producing a velvety „peach skin“ effect.
Description
Peach finish involves treating the fabric surface with very fine diamond-dust rollers (emerising) or fine emery paper. Only the topmost fibre ends are minimally lifted, producing a very short, fine nap of 0.1-0.3 mm. The material afterwards feels velvety-soft like the skin of a peach — hence the name.
Peaching is applied above all to microfibre polyester fabrics (peach-skin poplin for blouses and trousers), to cotton poplin shirts and to sports softshells. Raising is so fine that it does not obscure the weave structure; the fabric still looks crisply structured but has an unmistakably softer, more premium hand.
Advantages: very pleasant skin feel, low volume increase, hardly any pilling, no lint. Drawbacks: higher price due to elaborate process; the peach effect slowly diminishes with frequent washing and friction. Care: 30-40 °C, no fabric softener, low tumble; peaching is often combined with silicone softener for long-term hand.
Properties
| Process | Fine sanding / emerising |
|---|---|
| Pile height (typ.) | 0.1-0.3 mm |
| Handle | Velvety-soft, peach skin |
| Application | Blouses, trousers, softshells |
Related product categories
Sources & references
2- Wikipedia: Napping (textile) Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napping_(textile)
- Textile Exchange Textile Exchange https://textileexchange.org/
