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FZ/T 62011 Indoor Ornamental Textiles is divided into four parts:
——Part 1: Curtain;
——Part 2: Dinning Table Textiles;
——Part 3: Upholstery;
——Part 4: Interior Decoratives.
This part is the third part of FZ/T 62011.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces FZ/T 62011.3-2008 Indoor Ornamental Textiles - Part 3: Upholstery.
The following main changes have been made with respect to FZ/T 62011.3-2008 (the previous edition):
——The assessment indexes for first-grade products on breaking strength are improved (see 4.2; 4.2 in Edition 2008);
——The assessment requirements for first-grade products and qualified products on tearing strength are improved (see 4.2; 4.2 in Edition 2008);
——Assessment requirements on fuzzing and pilling and metal residues in inherent quality are added (see 4.2);
——Assessment requirements on deviation rate of dimension, skewness, bow and dyeing defect in appearance quality are added;
——Shape quality requirements in appearance quality are deleted (see 4.3; 4.3 in Edition 2008);
——Assessment requirements for embroidery quality in process quality are added (see 4.3);
——Assessment requirements for first-grade products and qualified products on color spot and stain are improved (see 4.3).
This part was proposed by China National Textile and Apparel Council.
This part is under the jurisdiction of National Technical Committee 302 on Household Textiles of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 302).
Previous edition of this standard is as follows:
——FZ/T 62011.3-2008.
Indoor Ornamental Textiles – Part 3: Upholstery
1 Scope
This part of FZ/T 62011 specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, sampling, test methods, inspection rules, and marking, packaging, transportation and storage of indoor ornamental textiles - upholstery.
This part is applicable to upholstery mainly made of textile and woven.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 250 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Grey Scale for Assessing Change in Color
GB/T 251 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Grey Scale for Assessing Staining
GB/T 14801 Test Method for Skewness and Bow in Woven and Knitted Fabrics
GB/T 3917.2 Textiles--Tear Properties of Fabrics - Part 2:Determination of tear force of tongue shaped test specimens
GB/T 3920 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Color Fastness to Rubbing
GB/T 3921-2008 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Color Fastness to Soaping
GB/T 3923.1 Textiles - Tensile Properties of Fabrics - Part 1: Determination of Breaking Force and Elongation at Breaking Force - Strip Method
GB/T 4802.2 Textiles - Determination of Fabric Propensity to Surface Fuzzing and to Pilling - Part 2: Modified Martindale Method
GB 5296.4 Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest - Part 4: Textiles and Apparel
GB/T 5711 Textiles - Tests for Colour Fastness - Colour Fastness to Dry Cleaning
GB/T 8170 Rules of Rounding Off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of Limiting Values
GB/T 8427 Rules of Rounding Off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of Limiting Values
GB/T 8628 Textiles - Preparation, Marking and Measuring of Fabric Specimens and Garments in Tests for Determination of Dimensional Change
GB/T 8629-2001 Textiles - Domestic Washing and Drying Procedures for Textile Testing
GB/T 8630 Textile - Determination of Dimensional Change in Washing and Drying
GB 18401 National General Safety Technical Code for Textile Products
GB/T 13772.2 Textiles - Determination of the Slippage Resistance of Yarns at a Seam in Woven Fabrics - Part 2: Fixed Load Method
GB/T 24121 Textile Products - Determination of the Remains of Broken Sewing Needle
GB/T 29862 Textiles - Identification of Fiber Content
FZ/T 80007.3 Dry Wash Resistance Test Method for Garments used Adhesive Interlining
GSB 16-3223 Standard Sample Photos of Household Textiles Pilling
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
indoor ornamental textiles
textile products mainly made of textile material, used for indoors with indoor decoration and/or utility function and mainly divided into curtain, dinning table textiles, upholstery and interior decoratives
3.2
upholstery
textile products mainly made of textile material, used for furniture and detachable furniture, e.g. fabric sofa, furniture coverage, slip cover etc.
4 Requirements
4.1 Quality of upholstery products includes inherent quality and appearance quality, while quality grade can be classified into high-grade products, first-grade products and qualified products.
4.2 Inherent quality includes breaking strength, tearing strength, yarn slippage, fuzzing and pilling, dimensional stability to washing, dimensional stability to dry cleaning, color fastness and fiber content, see Table 1 for the inherent quality requirements.
Table 1 Inherent Quality Requirements
S.N. Assessment item High-grade products First-grade products Qualified products
1 Breaking strength /N ≥ 250 220
2 Tearing strength /N ≥ 20 15
3 Yarn slippage/mm ≤ 4 6 7
4 Fuzzing and pilling a/Grade ≥ 3-4 3
5 Dimensional stability to washing b/% -2.5~+1.0 -3.0~+1.0 -4.0~+1.0
6 Dimensional stability to dry cleaning c/% -2.5~+1.0 -3.0~+1.0
7 Color fastness/Grade ≥ Soaping fastness b Discoloring 4 3-4 3
Staining 4 3-4 3
Dry cleaning fastness c Discoloring 4 3-4 3
Staining 4 3-4 3
Rubbing fastness Dry rubbing 4 3-4 3
Wet rubbing 3-4 3 2-3
Light fastness 5 4 3
8 Fiber content/% In accordance with the requirements of GB/T 29862
a Yarn slippage, fuzzing and pilling are applicable to fabric sofa, slipcover and chair cover products;
b Dimensional stability to washing and color fastness to soaping are applicable to washable products;
c Dimensional stability to dry cleaning and color fastness to dry cleaning are applicable to dry-cleaning products.
Soaping fastness, dry cleaning fastness and color fastness to rubbing are not assessed for raw white and bleaching products.
4.3 The appearance quality of products includes color difference, appearance defects, process requirements and sewing quality, see Table 2 for the their requirements.
Table 2 Appearance Quality Requirements
Assessment item High-grade products First-grade products Qualified products
Deviation rate of specification and dimension/% ±1.5 ±2.5 -2.5~+3.5
Skewness and bow/% ≤ 2.0 3.0 4.0
Color difference/Grade ≥ 4-5 4 3-4
Appearance defects Damage and pinhole Not allowed Not allowed Damage is not allowed and length of pinhole is less than 20cm
Color spot and stain Not allowed For Grade 4 stain, 1 place is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm For Grade 3-4 stain, 1 place is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Linear defect Not allowed One slight defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm One obvious defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Strip and block defect Not allowed One slight defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm One obvious defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Poor printing Not allowed Slight overlapping, staining, bleeding or skip printing, not affecting the appearance Not affecting overall appearance
Process requirements Pattern quality Entire pattern not deviated Not affecting overall appearance
Sewing quality Stitch quality No skipped stitch, float stitch, drop stitch, deviated stitch or off-thread No skipped stitch, float stitch, drop stitch, and off-thread; deviated stitch not exceeding 0.5cm/20cm
Quilting quality Track is smooth and flat without winkles or insertion; back stitching is needed at the quilting starting and ending points; split stitch is straight without thread end and with regular stitches
Sewing quality Stitches are even, straight and firm; crimping and abutted seam are flat, smooth, even and straight with consistent width and without fur exposure; unless otherwise required by the process, it shall be free from nap up/down; back stitching is needed at the sides and corners where the surface/lining sewing disalignment is less than 1cm; stitch density: flat seaming≥8 stiches/3cm; over seaming≥9 stiches/3cm; herringbone stitch≥8 stiches/3cm and package terrier needle≥23 stitches/3cm, raw corner is not allowed
Embroidery quality Stitches are flat and smooth, embroidery surface is flat; the pattern variation is natural and embroidery contour is uniform; stitches are even, thin and properly fine; needle transmission is fluent, color mix is natural and is full of stereoscopic impression; the embroidery surface is clean without stain. The applique embroidery shall be smooth and flat and free from obvious missed embroidery, the sprayed embroidery shall be accurate and its transition shall be natural and free from overlapping and misplacement
Note: see Annex A for description of appearance defects and degree.
4.4 Products shall meet the requirements of GB 18401.
4.5 Products shall be free from metal residues which are harmful to human body such as suture needle and broken needle.
4.6 Appropriate accessories like thread, button and zipper shall be selected and their quality shall meet the requirements of relevant standards.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Requirements
5 Sampling
6 Inspection Methods
7 Inspection Rules
8 Marking, Packaging, Transportation and Storage
Annex A (Informative) Description of Appearance Defect and Degree
Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
FZ/T 62011 Indoor Ornamental Textiles is divided into four parts:
——Part 1: Curtain;
——Part 2: Dinning Table Textiles;
——Part 3: Upholstery;
——Part 4: Interior Decoratives.
This part is the third part of FZ/T 62011.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part replaces FZ/T 62011.3-2008 Indoor Ornamental Textiles - Part 3: Upholstery.
The following main changes have been made with respect to FZ/T 62011.3-2008 (the previous edition):
——The assessment indexes for first-grade products on breaking strength are improved (see 4.2; 4.2 in Edition 2008);
——The assessment requirements for first-grade products and qualified products on tearing strength are improved (see 4.2; 4.2 in Edition 2008);
——Assessment requirements on fuzzing and pilling and metal residues in inherent quality are added (see 4.2);
——Assessment requirements on deviation rate of dimension, skewness, bow and dyeing defect in appearance quality are added;
——Shape quality requirements in appearance quality are deleted (see 4.3; 4.3 in Edition 2008);
——Assessment requirements for embroidery quality in process quality are added (see 4.3);
——Assessment requirements for first-grade products and qualified products on color spot and stain are improved (see 4.3).
This part was proposed by China National Textile and Apparel Council.
This part is under the jurisdiction of National Technical Committee 302 on Household Textiles of Standardization Administration of China (SAC/TC 302).
Previous edition of this standard is as follows:
——FZ/T 62011.3-2008.
Indoor Ornamental Textiles – Part 3: Upholstery
1 Scope
This part of FZ/T 62011 specifies the terms and definitions, requirements, sampling, test methods, inspection rules, and marking, packaging, transportation and storage of indoor ornamental textiles - upholstery.
This part is applicable to upholstery mainly made of textile and woven.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB/T 250 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Grey Scale for Assessing Change in Color
GB/T 251 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Grey Scale for Assessing Staining
GB/T 14801 Test Method for Skewness and Bow in Woven and Knitted Fabrics
GB/T 3917.2 Textiles--Tear Properties of Fabrics - Part 2:Determination of tear force of tongue shaped test specimens
GB/T 3920 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Color Fastness to Rubbing
GB/T 3921-2008 Textiles - Tests for Color Fastness - Color Fastness to Soaping
GB/T 3923.1 Textiles - Tensile Properties of Fabrics - Part 1: Determination of Breaking Force and Elongation at Breaking Force - Strip Method
GB/T 4802.2 Textiles - Determination of Fabric Propensity to Surface Fuzzing and to Pilling - Part 2: Modified Martindale Method
GB 5296.4 Instructions for Use of Products of Consumer Interest - Part 4: Textiles and Apparel
GB/T 5711 Textiles - Tests for Colour Fastness - Colour Fastness to Dry Cleaning
GB/T 8170 Rules of Rounding Off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of Limiting Values
GB/T 8427 Rules of Rounding Off for Numerical Values & Expression and Judgment of Limiting Values
GB/T 8628 Textiles - Preparation, Marking and Measuring of Fabric Specimens and Garments in Tests for Determination of Dimensional Change
GB/T 8629-2001 Textiles - Domestic Washing and Drying Procedures for Textile Testing
GB/T 8630 Textile - Determination of Dimensional Change in Washing and Drying
GB 18401 National General Safety Technical Code for Textile Products
GB/T 13772.2 Textiles - Determination of the Slippage Resistance of Yarns at a Seam in Woven Fabrics - Part 2: Fixed Load Method
GB/T 24121 Textile Products - Determination of the Remains of Broken Sewing Needle
GB/T 29862 Textiles - Identification of Fiber Content
FZ/T 80007.3 Dry Wash Resistance Test Method for Garments used Adhesive Interlining
GSB 16-3223 Standard Sample Photos of Household Textiles Pilling
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
indoor ornamental textiles
textile products mainly made of textile material, used for indoors with indoor decoration and/or utility function and mainly divided into curtain, dinning table textiles, upholstery and interior decoratives
3.2
upholstery
textile products mainly made of textile material, used for furniture and detachable furniture, e.g. fabric sofa, furniture coverage, slip cover etc.
4 Requirements
4.1 Quality of upholstery products includes inherent quality and appearance quality, while quality grade can be classified into high-grade products, first-grade products and qualified products.
4.2 Inherent quality includes breaking strength, tearing strength, yarn slippage, fuzzing and pilling, dimensional stability to washing, dimensional stability to dry cleaning, color fastness and fiber content, see Table 1 for the inherent quality requirements.
Table 1 Inherent Quality Requirements
S.N. Assessment item High-grade products First-grade products Qualified products
1 Breaking strength /N ≥ 250 220
2 Tearing strength /N ≥ 20 15
3 Yarn slippage/mm ≤ 4 6 7
4 Fuzzing and pilling a/Grade ≥ 3-4 3
5 Dimensional stability to washing b/% -2.5~+1.0 -3.0~+1.0 -4.0~+1.0
6 Dimensional stability to dry cleaning c/% -2.5~+1.0 -3.0~+1.0
7 Color fastness/Grade ≥ Soaping fastness b Discoloring 4 3-4 3
Staining 4 3-4 3
Dry cleaning fastness c Discoloring 4 3-4 3
Staining 4 3-4 3
Rubbing fastness Dry rubbing 4 3-4 3
Wet rubbing 3-4 3 2-3
Light fastness 5 4 3
8 Fiber content/% In accordance with the requirements of GB/T 29862
a Yarn slippage, fuzzing and pilling are applicable to fabric sofa, slipcover and chair cover products;
b Dimensional stability to washing and color fastness to soaping are applicable to washable products;
c Dimensional stability to dry cleaning and color fastness to dry cleaning are applicable to dry-cleaning products.
Soaping fastness, dry cleaning fastness and color fastness to rubbing are not assessed for raw white and bleaching products.
4.3 The appearance quality of products includes color difference, appearance defects, process requirements and sewing quality, see Table 2 for the their requirements.
Table 2 Appearance Quality Requirements
Assessment item High-grade products First-grade products Qualified products
Deviation rate of specification and dimension/% ±1.5 ±2.5 -2.5~+3.5
Skewness and bow/% ≤ 2.0 3.0 4.0
Color difference/Grade ≥ 4-5 4 3-4
Appearance defects Damage and pinhole Not allowed Not allowed Damage is not allowed and length of pinhole is less than 20cm
Color spot and stain Not allowed For Grade 4 stain, 1 place is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm For Grade 3-4 stain, 1 place is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Linear defect Not allowed One slight defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm One obvious defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Strip and block defect Not allowed One slight defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm One obvious defect is allowed each piece and length is not greater than 8.0cm
Poor printing Not allowed Slight overlapping, staining, bleeding or skip printing, not affecting the appearance Not affecting overall appearance
Process requirements Pattern quality Entire pattern not deviated Not affecting overall appearance
Sewing quality Stitch quality No skipped stitch, float stitch, drop stitch, deviated stitch or off-thread No skipped stitch, float stitch, drop stitch, and off-thread; deviated stitch not exceeding 0.5cm/20cm
Quilting quality Track is smooth and flat without winkles or insertion; back stitching is needed at the quilting starting and ending points; split stitch is straight without thread end and with regular stitches
Sewing quality Stitches are even, straight and firm; crimping and abutted seam are flat, smooth, even and straight with consistent width and without fur exposure; unless otherwise required by the process, it shall be free from nap up/down; back stitching is needed at the sides and corners where the surface/lining sewing disalignment is less than 1cm; stitch density: flat seaming≥8 stiches/3cm; over seaming≥9 stiches/3cm; herringbone stitch≥8 stiches/3cm and package terrier needle≥23 stitches/3cm, raw corner is not allowed
Embroidery quality Stitches are flat and smooth, embroidery surface is flat; the pattern variation is natural and embroidery contour is uniform; stitches are even, thin and properly fine; needle transmission is fluent, color mix is natural and is full of stereoscopic impression; the embroidery surface is clean without stain. The applique embroidery shall be smooth and flat and free from obvious missed embroidery, the sprayed embroidery shall be accurate and its transition shall be natural and free from overlapping and misplacement
Note: see Annex A for description of appearance defects and degree.
4.4 Products shall meet the requirements of GB 18401.
4.5 Products shall be free from metal residues which are harmful to human body such as suture needle and broken needle.
4.6 Appropriate accessories like thread, button and zipper shall be selected and their quality shall meet the requirements of relevant standards.
Contents of FZ/T 62011.3-2016
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Requirements
5 Sampling
6 Inspection Methods
7 Inspection Rules
8 Marking, Packaging, Transportation and Storage
Annex A (Informative) Description of Appearance Defect and Degree
