Velvet soft or as tough as old boots?

Whilst I was at the PC tonight, Joe came and gave me a big hug,

‘I love you’ I told him,

‘I love you’ he replied, ‘you’re all snuggly, like a , like a velvet pillow’

Aaahhh I thought, sweet, what a charmer my boy is; then he realised there was a gap in his knowledge on the subject

he continued, ‘What is velvet anyway?’ then with out missing a beat, he continued, ‘Let’s say a you’re like leather pillow instead.’