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UPHOLSTERY FABRICS [27 records]

Record 1 2025-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

Because dyed fabrics are colored throughout, they are very lightfast and can withstand a significant number of light hours. For this reason, they are a great recommendation for upholstery or performance fabrics in industrial and outdoor applications.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

Fabric designers construct patterns for all types of fabrics including upholstery, cotton, carpet, velvet, tweed, fake fur, knit and vinyl. These designers work with fabrics that will cover furniture or be made into clothing or carpets and rugs. They generally work and sell directly to manufacturers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Modéliste de tissus. […] Pour créer un style, les modélistes recourent à cinq éléments de base : la couleur, la silhouette, le drapé, la texture et la ligne (ou assemblage des tissus).

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is cellulose acetate.

CONT

Acetate is manufactured by treating purified cellulose refined from cotton linters and/or wood pulp ... The resultant product ... is dissolved in acetone to prepare the spinning solution. After filtration, the highly viscous solution is extruded through spinnerets ...

OBS

Acetate fabrics are fast-drying, wrinkle and shrinkage resistant, crisp or soft in hand depending upon the end use, and luxurious in appearance. The end use of acetate include lingerie, dresses, blouses, robes, other apparel, linings, draperies, bedspreads, upholstery, carpets, umbrellas, formed fabrics, and cigarette filters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

Fibre chimique, artificielle, fabriquée à partir de cellulose dérivée de la pulpe de bois ou de linters de coton.

OBS

Le fil d'acétate peut être brillant ou mat; il est souple, résistant et brûle comme le coton [...] En uni, teint en pièce ou imprimé, le tissu d'acétate est utilisé pour chemisier, robe, doublure, rideau [...] ainsi qu'en bonneterie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tejidos sintéticos
DEF

Ester resultante de la acción del anhídrido acético sobre celulosa pura, en presencia de ácido sulfúrico, como catalizador, y ácido acético, como disolvente.

OBS

Se emplea en la fabricación de nylon, lacas y barnices y para fabricar películas fotográficas y discos gramofónicos.

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Record 4 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 5 2002-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

You can feel the anticipation and excitement at Fifield Inc.,... with its introduction of the new Fifield Home Furnishings division. Erica Richer... brings you a collection of classic fabrics that will give new definition to "home furnishings. "High-end fabrics of highest quality and durability offered in a multitude of colors(textured solids) will fill a void in bringing to life home furnishings design themes for upholstery, pillows, tabletops, draperies and top-of-the-bed.

CONT

... some heavyweight dobby fabrics are available for home furnishings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Décoration d'intérieur, coordonner les textiles de la maison.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
CONT

Materials for covering upholstered furniture should be obtained from an upholstery supply house or a dealer that specializes in upholstery materials. Be sure to avoid slip cover and drapery fabrics as these are not made for furniture covering and do not hold up when used for this purpose.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
DEF

Tissu servant au recouvrement des sièges.

CONT

soyez votre décoratrice avec notre sélection de tissus d'ameublement. [...] Très beau velours [...] exceptionnel pour sièges, tentures, couvre-lits.

Spanish

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Record 7 2000-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

... a fabric construction in which weft yarns are laid over warp yarns, then joined by a third yarn of interlocking chain stitches. The basic technique can be varied to produce an infinite variety of fabrics, with uses ranging from coats and other wearing apparel to draperies and upholstery.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

[...] un procédé de fabrication dans lequel les fils de trame sont placés sur les fils de chaîne et joints, au point de chaîne entrecroisé, avec un troisième fil. Cette technique de base s'emploie pour fabriquer une grande variété d'étoffes à draperie et à ameublement.

Spanish

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Record 8 2000-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
CONT

... these fibers are widely used as bonding fibers in nonwoven industry. The sheath of the fiber is of a lower melting point than the core and so in elevated temperature, the sheath melts, creating bonding pints with adjacent fibers, either also bicomponent or monocomponent. First commercial application of sheath-core binding fibers has been in carpets and upholstery fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques

Spanish

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Record 9 1997-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: CAN/CGSB-130.7-M80

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : CAN/CGSB-130.7-M80

Spanish

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Record 10 1996-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Immunology
CONT

Upholstery : flame retardant, stain resistant, allergy protection. Allergy barrier fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Immunologie
CONT

Tissus d'ameublement anti-feu, résistants aux salissures, anti-allergiques. Tissus barrières anti-allergiques.

Spanish

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Record 11 1996-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Immunology
CONT

Upholstery : flame retardant, stain resistant, allergy protection. Allergy barrier fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Immunologie
CONT

Tissus d'ameublement anti-feu, résistants aux salissures, anti-allergiques. Tissus barrières anti-allergiques.

Spanish

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Record 12 1996-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Upholstery : flame retardant, stain resistant, allergy protection. Allergy barrier fabrics.

Key term(s)
  • stain-resistant upholstery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

Tissus d'ameublement anti-feu, résistant aux salissures, anti-allergiques. Tissus barrières anti-allergiques.

Spanish

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Record 13 1996-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Fireproofing
  • Fire Prevention
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Upholstery : flame retardant, stain resistant, allergy protection. Allergy barrier fabrics.

Key term(s)
  • flame-retardant upholstery

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Ignifugation
  • Prévention des incendies
  • Résistance des matériaux
CONT

Tissus d'ameublement anti-feu, résistants aux salissures, anti-allergiques. Tissus barrières anti allergiques.

Key term(s)
  • tissu d'ameublement anti feu

Spanish

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Record 14 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Aircraft Interiors
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

New washable aircraft upholstery fabrics with improved thermal performance. [...] Technical Fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Nouveaux revêtements lavables pour sièges d'avion, à résistance thermique améliorée.

Spanish

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Record 15 1996-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Technical Textiles
  • Aircraft Interiors
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

New washable aircraft upholstery fabrics with improved thermal performance. [...] Technical Fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Textiles techniques
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Nouveaux revêtements lavables pour sièges d'avion, à résistance thermique améliorée.

Spanish

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Record 16 1995-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermal Insulation
CONT

The aims of the [BEST] program for the 1980-83 period are as follows: To assist the quality evaluation of new buildings, by studying their thermal performance while the buildings are under guarantee.

CONT

New washable aircraft upholstery fabrics with improved thermal performance... Technical Fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolation thermique
CONT

Nouveaux revêtements lavables pour sièges d'avion, à résistance thermique améliorée.

Spanish

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Record 17 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Upholstery
CONT

Fluorine-based finishes are the only ones which are capable of giving textiles in a single process waterproofness, stain-resistance and soil-resistance characteristics with in addition a possible improvement of the wash performance. A review is made of the fluorine based products which are liable to be used for such finishes. Their application is done by padding for light or medium weight fabrics; foam coating is used for heavier fabrics(upholstery, solar screen)...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Rembourrage (Industrie du meuble)
CONT

L'application conventionnelle des apprêts fluorés se fait généralement par foulardage pour les tissus légers ou de grammage moyen (doublure, vêtements), ou par enduction mousse, pour les tissus plus lourds (ameublement, stores).

Spanish

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Record 18 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Translation (General)
OBS

Forecasting fire resistance. The textile industry is often faced with problems concerning performance level of fabrics, and more specially upholstery fabrics, which must meet fire resistance regulations... the development of a specific computer software... allows the forecast of the fire resistance properties of a fabric given its composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
OBS

Prévision du comportement au feu. Une étude a permis d'établir des corrélations entre le comportement au feu d'un tissu et sa conjonction. Et de construire un logiciel capable de prévoir les performances au feu à partir de la simple connaissance de la composition du tissu.

Spanish

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Record 19 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
CONT

Fluorine-based finishes are the only ones which are capable of giving textiles in a single process waterproofness, stain-resistance and soil-resistance characteristics with in addition a possible improvement of the wash performance. A review is made of the fluorine based products which are liable to be used for such finishes. Their application is done by padding for light or medium weight fabrics; foam coating is used for heavier fabrics(upholstery, solar screen)....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
CONT

L'application conventionnelle des apprêts fluorés se fait généralement par foulardage pour les tissus légers ou de grammage moyen (doublure, vêtements), ou par enduction mousse, pour les tissus plus lourds (ameublement, stores).

Spanish

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Record 20 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
OBS

Scotchgard : a brand name for a fluorocarbon chemical used for the treatment of upholstery and other fabrics to render them water-and oil-repellent and stain-repellent.

Key term(s)
  • Scotchguard treatment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
CONT

Traitement de protection Scotchgard pour textiles [...]. Ce traitement confère d'excellentes propriétés hydrofuges et oléofuges et offrent une bonne résistance au lavage, au nettoyage à sec et à l'abrasion, ainsi qu'aux salissures sèches. Le traitement Scotchgard s'applique sur tout textile destiné : - À l'ameublement : sièges, rideaux, tentures murales, linge de table, couettes, oreillers, plein air, coutils; - À l'habillement : vêtements de sport et professionnels; - Aux tissus techniques.

Spanish

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Record 21 1994-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
OBS

Scotchgard : a brand name for a fluorocarbon chemical used for the treatment of upholstery and other fabrics to render them water-and oil-repellent and stain-repellent.

Key term(s)
  • Scotchguard treated
  • Scotchgard-treated

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
OBS

Traitement de protection Scotchgard pour textiles [...]. Ce traitement confère d'excellentes propriétés hydrofuges et oléofuges et offrent une bonne résistance au lavage, au nettoyage à sec et à l'abrasion, ainsi qu'aux salissures sèches. Le traitement Scotchgard s'applique sur tout textile destiné : - À l'ameublement : sièges, rideaux, tentures murales, linge de table, couettes, oreillers, plein air, coutils; - À l'habillement : vêtements de sport et professionnels; - Aux tissus techniques.

Spanish

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Record 22 1992-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

This article centers on wallcovering or vertical surface fabrics that include... glued wallcovering, panel fabrics and wall upholstery that is stretched on site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 23 1992-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fabric Nomenclature
CONT

This article centers on wallcovering or vertical surface fabrics that include... glued wallcovering, panel fabrics and wall upholstery that is stretched on site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Nomenclature des tissus

Spanish

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Record 24 1992-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

This article centers on wallcovering or vertical surface fabrics that include... glued wallcovering, panel fabrics and wall upholstery that is stretched on site.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
OBS

Il s'agit de revêtement mural en tissu.

Spanish

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Record 25 1987-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Carpets and Upholstery Textiles
  • Antique Furniture (Museums and Heritage)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tapis et textile d'ameublement
  • Meubles anciens (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
OBS

A partir du XVIe siècle, on commença à tendre des garnitures de cuir, de tapisserie, de tissus plus fins.

Spanish

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Record 26 1987-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
DEF

Coarse thread(approximately size 40) used where extra strength is required for hand or machine sewing of heavy vinyl, coating, or upholstery fabrics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
DEF

Fil grossier (no 40) employé pour coudre à la main ou à la machine les vinyles, étoffes à manteaux et la tapisserie d'ameublement.

Spanish

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Record 27 1986-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Many types of fabrics are made with woven or printed designs to simulate genuine tapestry, hence the name. Much of the material is of cotton content, but linen, spun acetate, spun rayon, etc., are also used. Some cloth under this name is very popular as a staple item in apparel, such as cotton fabrics printed with tapestry motifs that are interesting and intriguing. Other uses for the fabric include curtains, drapes, and some upholstery goods.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
OBS

Tissu dans lequel on ne voit que la trame. Equivalent et renseignement donnés par Prostextile; Le Centre Québécois de productivité du textile - St-Hyacinthe (Québec).

Spanish

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