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What Is a Velour Fabric? Definition, Uses, and Care Velour is a plush, knitted pile fabric that looks like velvet but stretches like a T-shirt. That stretch is the whole story: because velour starts as a knitted fabric rather than a woven one, it has built-in mechanical give that woven velvet simply can’t match. Manufacturers make it from cotton, polyester, spandex blends, or combinations of all three, and the fiber choice changes everything from breathability to washability. For your projects, the practical upshot is this: Garments: the knit base makes velour ideal for tracksuits, robes, da …