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| soft goods industry/sewn products industry |
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| includes all sewn products that share a reliance on soft goods or textiles as their main component |
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| Apparel and Soft Home Fashions |
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| are planned, produced, marketed, distributed, and evaluated for quality in similar ways |
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| include textile products for bed, bath, kitchen, and tabletop, as well as upholstery fabrics, soft window treatments, textile wall coverings, soft floor coverings, plus other textile accessories and accents |
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| soft home fashions products must meet the requirements of the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act, the Wool Products Labeling Act, the Fur Products Labeling Act, and the Silk Labeling Regulation - this includes the country of origin, identification of manufacturer and the fiber content of the product |
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| is NOT a legal requirement for soft home fashion products |
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| mandatory standards for the flammability requires that certain soft home fashion products meet minimum flammability standards |
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| Upholstered Furniture Action Council (UFAC) |
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| industry organization that has issued voluntary minimum flammability standards for upholstered furniture |
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| federal, state, local county or city requirements, often require minimum flammability stands for upholstery, soft window coverings, textile wall coverings, and soft floor coverings to help prevent tragic loss of life, mainly in public buildings |
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| upholstery fabrics, drapery fabrics, textile wall coverings, and rugs and carpets that have been extensively tested to identify how well they meet the code requirements specified in commercial building contracts |
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| soft home fashions vs. apparel fashions |
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| home fashions have a much longer selling season than apparel, the popular styles in interior design have traditionally changed more slowly than in fashion design, home fashion products have a slower development cycle than to apparel fashions (2 major lines instead of 4), many types of soft home fashions require little sewing beyond the production of the fabric itself, everything is made in a single factory in home fashions, most soft home fashions are sold under one of a few major brands or as PL vs in apparel sold under a large number of major and minor brands and PL brands |
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| home furnishing textiles/linens/domestics |
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| includes a wide range of household textile products for bed, bath, kitchen, and tabletop, as well as similar products for commercial or industrial use |
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| important influences on people's decisions to purchase home furnishing textiles, in much the same way that these factors influence apparel purchases |
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| most important consideration in planning the performance aspects of these products and in deciding how to evaluate their quality |
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| includes sheets, pillowcases, blankets, comforters, duvets, quilts, bedspreads, dust ruffles, pillow shams, pillows and mattress pads, requirements are that it be attractive, easy care, durable, and comfortable, bedding may be finished in the same factory, |
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| most utilitarian of the bedding products, good quality are soft yet durable, fabric must have enough tensile strength and abrasion resistance to provide longevity, colorfast to laundering in hot water with bleach, shrinkage controlled, sized well, snuggly |
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| most important features of a sheet |
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| fiber content and thread count |
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| most commonly used fiber in bedding because it offers the best combination of comfort, absorbency, strength and ease of care (Pima and Egyptian cottons have the longest fibers) |
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| sheeting with a count of 180 or more |
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| include both bed pillows for sleeping and decorative throw or accent pillows, chosen for comfort and durability, |
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| Association of Bedding and Furniture Law Officials (ABFLO) |
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| a group of state officials who monitor and enforce correct labeling of down and feather products in the US announced new labeling standards in 1999 |
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| light, fluffy, 3 dimensional clusters and plumules from beneath the feathers of ducks and geese |
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| how much air down traps, determining its warmth, weight, and quality, also called loft |
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| the weight of the down inside the product and is an indicator of quantity, not the quality of the down |
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| is a pad that fits over the mattress under the bottom sheet, add absorbency and comfort for sleeping, help protect the mattress from staining and odor, and provide a smooth look, high quality ones have deep pockets to fit the mattress securely, some have elastic all the way around, most common ones are quilted |
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| resemble duvets and comforters except they are placed between the bottom sheet and the mattress, provide insulation and comfort from the bottom as opposed to comforters and duvets, increase the life of a mattress, down filled feather beds are FLUFFIER, feather filled are more SUPPORTIVE |
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| includes blankets, comforters, duvets, quilts, feather beds, bedspreads, dust ruffles, and pillow shams, spending has been increasing in recent yrs, purchased primarily for their appearance, strength and durability is less impt, expected to last many years, long term colorfastness to light is a critical feature, due to large and bulky nature of these products - often sent out for cleaning, must have shrinkage and colorfastness controlled |
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| soft blankets are most attractive to consumers, during winter warmth without weight is the key to a good blanket bc lighter fabrics are more comfortable to sleep under, most common fibers used are wool, cotton, and acrylic, luxury ones can be found in alpaca, mohair, silk, cashmere, and poly cotton blends and down filled, most blankets can be laundered at home with little shrinkage or distortion, ch, impt for blankets are firm selvages, strong even binding attached neatly with secure stitching, shape should be a perfect rectangle w sides of equal lengths |
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| quilted or stuffed top of bed coverings that consist of a colorful or decorative top fabric, a bottom fabric, and a filling for warmth, held together with stitches, most impt but least observable quality feature is the filling, cotton, wool, feathers, and down are the most common fillings |
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| white or natural color plain comforter, designed to be used with a colorful or decorative cover called a duvet cover, also called a puff |
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| are constructed like comforters with 3 layers - top, bottom, and a filling in the middle, thinner and denser than those in comforters, decorations are extremely complex and is sewn on, the quilting stitching serves as a major design element, decorative designs fall into applique, patchwork, and wholecloth |
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| consists of applying small pieces of cloth in a decorative design to a single layer base to create the quilt top |
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| involves sewing small pieces of cloth together to make a single layer of cloth for the quilt top |
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| consist of a single layer of uncut, unsewn cloth that serves as the quit top, decoration comes strictly from the patterned stitching that is added |
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| any outer bed covering, including coverlets, comforters, and quilts, but more specifically to thinner fabric bed coverings that are not filled, backed or quilted, common fabrics include jacquard weaves, cords, chenilles, matelasses, crochets, and other laces, quality is similar to top of the bed products |
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| cover the area between the mattress and the floor, constructed from a plain fabric usually, fits between mattress and box springs with decorative fabric sewn on at both sides and the foot of the bed and extending to about 1 inch above the floor, decorative fabric is usually gathered or pleated to the plain fabric, colorfastness to light is impt |
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| decorative covers for pillows, have openings that accommodate easy insertion of the pillow form (or pillow insert), the shams have ruffles, piping, fringe, lace, or other decorative trim |
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| fabric quality and generous use of fabric |
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| main feature that distinguishes costly dust ruffles and pillow shams from inexpensive ones |
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| includes bath towels, bath sheets, hand and fingertip towels, face or washcloths, bath mitts and beach towels, need to be soft and absorbent, includes kitchen products, main purpose is to absorb water, most towels are made from cotton fibers, best quality are made from combed, ring spun cotton yarns (pima, egyptian - very soft), most common towel fabrication is terry cloth (fabric w a looped pile) |
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| include tablecloths, napkins, place mats, doilies, and table runners, main function is to decorate and protect the table, must be attractive, appropriate in size, durable, and require minimum care, most are made of fibers other than linen, cotton is popular bc it absorbs, most are made of cotton, polyester or vinyl, hems should be even and securely stitched |
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| a key to sizing a table cloth is to decide on the amount of this, overhang on each side of the table |
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| may be placed under a tablecloth, helps protect the tabletop and reduces the noise from dishes and flatware |
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| include those used for covering sofas, loveseats, chairs, ottomans, and other soft covered furniture and to make slipcovers, strong lightfastness, slipcovers and throws are used to protect new ones |
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