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Textile Testing
Performance standards for textiles used in upholstery vary depending upon the end use of the furniture concerned. These performance categories are defined in BS2543:2004 as follows:
LD - light domestic use:
suitable only for upholstery intended for occasional or very light usage.
GD - general domestic use:
suitable for most styles of upholstery for general domestic use.
HD - heavy domestic use:
suitable for upholstery where increased durability and enhanced performance are required to counter heavy use.
GC - general contract use:
suitable for upholstery likely to be subject to general contract usage, e.g. environments where the furniture is likely to be used throughout the day.
SC - severe contract use:
suitable for all types of upholstery use.
A number of performance criteria need to be met for textiles to be assigned to one of the above categories and, in general, the more severe the category the more severe the test.
Test regimes include:
- Physical strength characteristics for example tensile strength, tear strength, seam slippage, burst strength etc
- Colour related properties especially colour fastness to light, wet rubbing, dry rubbing and water. Pile retention properties for woven and knitted pile fabrics
- Abrasion resistance. Pilling
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