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UPHOLSTERY [7 records]

Record 1 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

The soft or yielding portions of [a car] interior, i.e. seats, door panels, carpets, head-lining, arm rests, padding, etc.

CONT

... this is still an excellent resource that covers virtually all areas of automotive upholstery. General information is provided on fabrics, cleaning, tools, techniques, carpeting and convertible tops. ... Seats, door and side panels, and headliners are all covered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interiors (Motor Vehicles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagements intérieurs (Véhicules automobiles)

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Upholstery
DEF

The business or work of an upholsterer.

CONT

While the early business of upholstering was a skilled, individual trade, today it is an important and useful craft with opportunities for many employees in factories and shops. Upholstering, in spite of the use of modern equipment and materials, is still a hand craft. Skill and training are needed to produce quality furniture as each piece must be specially fitted and adjusted to produce the best results.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
DEF

Opération qui consiste à rendre un meuble confortable et esthétique par la pose de bourre, et parfois par la fixation de sangles ou de ressorts, sur un bâti que l'on recouvre ensuite d'un tissu d'ameublement.

OBS

rembourrage : terme et définition recommandés par l'OLF.

Spanish

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Record 4 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Interior Decorations
CONT

Equipment. Information on stitch-bonding machines Malimo: for [...] three dimensional nonwovens with double face knitted surface (upholstery, insulation).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Décoration intérieure
CONT

Matériel. Information sur les machines à liage par couture Malimo : [...] pour non-tissés tridimensionnels avec double face tricotée (ameublement, isolation).

Spanish

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Record 5 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tapestry Arts
  • Home Furniture
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Interior Decorations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapisserie
  • Mobilier domestique
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Décoration intérieure

Spanish

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Record 6 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Home Furniture
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Interior Decorations

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier domestique
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Décoration intérieure

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Upholstery
  • Home Furniture
DEF

The materials (as fabric, padding and springs) used to make a soft covering especially for a seat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
  • Mobilier domestique
DEF

[...] matières plus ou moins compressibles (fibres animales, végétales, synthétiques, flocons ou plaques de polyéther, plaques de mousse de latex, ou combinaison de ces divers matériaux).

Spanish

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