Textiles - Unit 3

Final exam: 12/08 from 3:30-6:30

What classifies upholstered furniture?

Has an outer covering surrounding and concealing a filling or stuffing; also contains a spring, fabric lining, and framework

What is typically best for stuffing/filling?

Down feather

What is typically best for a frame?

maple wood

What is the deck?

The combination of the platform, springs, and the filling structures that support the seat cushion

What is the bottom?

It is located underneath the deck and conceals the springs with a fabric 

What is Up-the-Bolt fabric application

applying fabrics vertically/with the pattern facing right side up

What is railroad application

applying fabrics horizontally/the pattern is turned

Knife-edge treatment

common in contemporary furniture, a smooth seam of fabric

welting (boxing)

has trim at the seam of fabric 

Zipper boxing

removable fabric with a zipper

tight pillow construction

not removable

lose pillow construction

removable (think of a pillow cover)

Kick pleat skirt

most common 

Double kick pleat skirt

more pleats at corner

Shirred

Curtain-like appearance, normally found in bedrooms

Box pleat

Looks like fringe but thicker

Princess skirt

Slipcovers

Used to protect coverings from excessive soil accumulation from one season to the other

What are the different types of Surface Embellishments?

quilting, nail-head trimming, tufting, and channel back tufting

What is the difference between tufting and channel back tufting

tufting uses buttons to create a diamond pattern, channel back tufting creates a straight line pattern

Compressibility

the ease with which a textile structure can be crushed or reduced in thickness for comfort

Loftiness

having bulk without heaviness

What type of design is loftiness desired for?

residential

What are the best examples for filling with high liftiness

Down and feather

Compression resiliency

the ability to recover from compression 

Flammability

a very important variable when upholstered furniture catches fire

Where should flammability be evaluated?

outer coverings and exterior construction

Gimp

The space in between the upholstery and the show wood

What are the different types of fibrous batting?

cotton, wool (most common in upholstery), curled hair, and bonded polyester (most common in outdoor furniture)

Foam cushions

Preserves its own shape and form

What do most companies do to increase the longevity of foam cushions?

They wrap it in down or feathers

What are other types of foam cushions?

latex and polyurethane

Loose particulate materials 

Type of filling; typically feathers

Down

soft undercoat from waterfowl; it does not have a quill, but is more expensive

Feathers

soft and lofty filling materials, but not normally used due to allergies

Fiberfill

crimped polyester filling

loose filling material 

synthetic down 

What are fabrics normally covered in to protect the filling and cushion?

Muslim