沙发专业英语术语

A strip of fabric gathered as a curtain, or pleated, and applied to the base of upholstered furniture, a feature popular in

Early American styling.

FOAM : Material used for cushioning or to pad upholstered furniture.

general use today. Is used as seat cushions or in thinner sheets for arm, side and back padding.

FORTREL : Trade name for a polyester fiber (See polyester). FRAME Basic structure or skeleton of an upholstered

sofa or chair. Kiln-dried hard wood is best for durability in wooden frames.

FRENCH SEAM:

(See inverted)

FRONT RAIL: The wood frame part lowest to the floor , and at the front of piece.

GLIDES : Buttons of plastic or metal applied to bottom of legs to make furniture easier to move around.

GLUE BLOCKS : Triangular pieces of wood used to rein- force joints. Glued in place after being applied to frame.

HAND (OR HANDLE) :Term used to describe the feel of a fabric such as soft, rough, or smooth.

HANDLE-OPERATED RECLINER :Reclining movement of chair is con- trolled by a handle accessible to the per-

son sitting in the chair rather than by body movement.

HARD EDGE : (See tailored edge)

HELICALS :Small, tightly coiled springs used to add extra comfort. Used, for example, to attach flat spring on all

sides of material and frame for sleep/sofa.

HERCULON:

Trade name for an olefin fiber. (See olefin).

HIDDEN CASTERS : Recessed casters used to totally conceal the use of caster .

INVERTED SEAM:

Seam joining underside of fabric with no welt. (Also called French seam).

JACQUARD (FABRIC):

A method of producing elaborately patterned weaves on a mechanical Jacquard loom on

which the roller gives design instructions instead of musical notes.

KICK PLEAT : Tailored pleated skirt on the bottom of upholstered pieces. (See skirt).

KNOCK DOWN (OR K-D) :Unassembled or self-assembled furniture which you buy that way and put together

yourself at home.

KODEL: Trade name for a polyester fiber (See polyester).

LAWSON:

A furniture style in which arms are lower than the back. (See tuxedo).

LEFT

–

FACING: The left-hand side of a piece of furniture when looking at same from the front. (See right-facing).

LOOSE PILLOW CONSTRUCTION:

A style of sofa or chair which features separate detachable pillows for back

support.

MATCH (ING): Positioning of a pattern, stripe or plaid. so that it flows continuously down the back across the seat

and down the front of a sofa or chair. Not all fabrics may be matched. (Also see center match).

MATELASSE (FABRIC): Tightly woven flat fabric with a quilted puff effect.

MODULAR (S): (See sectionals).

MR. & MRS. CHAIRS: Two matching chairs of the same style - one larger for him, one smaller for her.

NAIL-HEAD TRIM:

Decorative head nails or a simulated nail- head strip used to accentuate a style, usually used on

arms and rails.

NAP: Raised fibers in a pile fabric such as velvet.

NUBBY: Fabric with yarns of different thicknesses giving an irregular hand to fabric.

NYLON: Generic name for an important man- made synthetic fiber. Among the most durable synthetic fibers used for

furniture fabrics. Trade names: Antron, Enka, Chemstrand and DuPont Nylon.

OLEFIN : Man- made synthetic fiber, good proper- ties of strength, and resistance to abrasion, excellent cleanability.

Trade names: Herculon, Vectra.

ORLON: Trade name for an acrylic fiber. (See acrilan).

OTTOMAN: Footstool or the footrest attached to a reclining chair.

PADDING: (See filling).

PEDESTAL BASE : Base placed under the center of a piece of furniture. Commonly used on recliners and swivel

rockers.

PILE WEA

VE : Fabric with raised nap -velvet, corduroy, fake furs.

POL

YESTER: A man-made fiber. Trade names: Dacron, Fortrel, Kodel. Most like cotton in its appearance and

physical properties.

POL

YSTYRENE: A man-made synthetic used to simulate wood. Often used to reproduce expensive wood trim.

Can also be used to make frame parts or entire frames.

POL

YURETHANE :Man-made synthetic foam used for filling and for cushions. Rigid polyurethane can also

reproduce wood trim or make entire frame.

POP UP : A reclining chair in which the head rest pops up from inside the chair back when moved into a reclining

position.

PRINT :Any fabric on which a design is printed on the surface rather than woven in.

PULL-OVER BACK: Furniture design in which back padding wraps around and over back rather than being squared

off and trimmed with welting.

QUILTING Process of taking two layers of flat fabrics with light padding in between and sewing them together with

an over-all design. Fabrics used for quilting are often prints or plain satins.

Two types of quilting are used: 1) Loom quilting which produces any overall design on a fabric; 2) Outline

quilting in which each element of a design (a lily for example) is outlined.

RAIL : Lowest part of the wood frame. There are front, back and side rails.

RAYON : A man-made cellulose fiber. Trade names: Jetspun and Colorspun. Dyes well with high luster. Works well

in dense pile or closely woven fabrics. Usually used in a blend with other fibers.

RECLINER: Chairs which do just what the name implies -they recline. All have built-in ottomans or

footrests; two-way rockers have two positions (upright and one reclining position); three-

way rockers have three positions (upright and two reclining positions).

REVERSIBLE CUSHIONS:

Seat cushions which may be turned upside down or reversed for durability. Vinyl

cushions, however, cannot be reversed because a bottom fabric panel is needed for ventilation.

RIGHT -FACING :The right-hand side of a piece of furniture when looking at same from the front. (See left-facing).

ROCKER :Any chair which tips back and forth in place. Traditional rockers have arched supports on the legs.

Platform rockers move on springs on stationary bases. There are also swivel rockers and rocker recliners

available.

SADDLE ARM : An arm style which looks exactly as if you had placed a saddle on the arm. It dips down and wraps

over the arm.

SADDLE STITCHED :A decorative form of sewing the cover. Used more for ornamentation. It is not required for a

good seam closure.

SATIN (FABRIC) :A tightly woven, high luster flat-weave fabric.

SCALLOP : An ornamental border on a skirt of small half circles.

SCOTCHGARD : (See stain-resistant finish)

SELF-COVERED SEAT DECK : The area above the seat springs on which loose seat cushions rest is the seat deck.

When covered in the same material as the exterior of the piece, it is called

move apart, you see the same upholstery fabric underneath rather than the customarily used beige denim fabric

扶手

:arm

扶板

:wing

层板

:plywood

填料

:padding

转角

:wedge,

底座

:arm panel

后挡板

:tailgate

扶手垫

:armcap,

头枕

:headrest

坐垫

:cushion

拉练

:zipper

搁脚

ttoman

茶几

:end table

摇椅

:recliner

塑料膜：

plastic

film

／

bubble

film

海绵：

foam

泡沫板：

ＥＰＳ

block

2

纸板：

corrugate

后下

outside

back

扶手内侧

inside arm

面板

front arm panel

扶手外侧

outside arm

扶手前

front arm

扶手后侧

the rear arm.

扶手

top arm / arm

接缝

seam

靠背正面

inside back

缝针、针脚

stitch

靠背后面

outside back

双针

two-needle stitch

靠背

back rest

双针机

double needle machine

屏耳

the wing on both sides of the back

回针

returned-stitch

防护绵

: poly (top back rail) (STAPLED)

缝止

the width of the seam

喷胶棉（树脂棉）

Glued Fiber / Rolled Fiber

针距

stitch size spacing

松棉）

Loosed Fiber

刀眼

notch

编织带

Webbing

针眼

stitch mark

封口胶

Tape for sealing the carton

浮线

float stitch

抓钉

T-Nuts

线头

Odd pieces of thread

枪钉

staple

露线

exposed stitches

垫圈

ring / bezel/washer

贴边

/

嵌条

Welt

三人沙发

Sofa

效影（阴阳色）

two-tone effect

搁脚

30, Ottoman

瑕疵

flaw

转椅

swivel chair

色差

off shade

头层皮

top grain

结点

knot

二层皮

split

深色纱线斑点

mottled yarns

仿皮

vinyl

橡皮膏

stress tape (cloth tape) for C&S

天鹅绒

kin velvet

杀真菌剂

fungicide

无纺布

non- woven fabric/dustcover

里布

denim

毡毯

felt

中垫

Center / Central cushion

倒顺毛

the direction of pile

上垫

Upper layer cushion

S

簧

/

蛇簧

no-sag spring

拉布

/

拉条

Puller

塔簧

long coil spring

防霉：

mildew-proof

蜡变革

wax

finish, wax effect

靠垫：

back pillow

油变革

oily pull-up leather [

抛枕：

throw pillow

磨砂革

buffed leather, nubuck, sanded

夹板

ply wood

雌

雄扣

Velcro

缝制工艺图

Sewing diagram

家具固定带

,

无弹性

Puckering

纸板

Paper pattern

松紧带

Elastic

样套

Sample C&S T

隔布

partition (PCS.)

钉饰

nail trim

五金压条

metal tacking strip

弯度

curve

board

--

密度

-dens ity

弹性

-hysteresis loss

支撑系数

-support factor

阻燃测试

-Flammability test 2KG

黄

芯

-yellow core

(

一

)

沙发外观及感官要求

< br>:

1

徒手揿压座面和背面 应无异常的

(exceptional)

金属摩擦

(friction)

和撞击

(impact)

响声

(noise,sound)

。

2

沙发面料拼接的

(join tog ether)

图案

(pattern,design)

应完整

(integrated,whole)

，绒面

(fabric,cloth)

的绒毛

< br>(fluff)

方向

(direction)

(consistent)

，面料应无明显

(obvious)

色差

(chrom atism,colour difference)

，无落

毛

(missing)

，无划伤

(scr atch)

，无色污

(dirt)

、油 污及残点

(deformity)

。

3

真皮革与人造

(synthetic, man-made)< /p>

革应无明显色差，表面

(exterior,surface)< /p>

无裂纹

(flaw, crack)

破损 ，无

油腻感

(greasy, pinguid)

。

4

缝纫

(needlework, sewing)

五跳针，无明显浮线，嵌

(embed)

线应圆滑< /p>

(slippery, smooth,)

拖直

(straight,

unbent)

，无外线露头

(show up)

，

园角

(corner, angle)

应匀称

(shapely, symmetry, )

，包覆外露钉

(nail)

排列

(range, arrange, rank)

应整齐

(in order, orderliness, tidiness, trim, trimness)

，间距

(space between)< /p>

基本相等

(equality)

，

无松动

(become flexible)

脱落

(break off)

，

各种材料的包覆

(wrapped)

布料应平整

(level up, level off)

< br>饱满

(satiation,enough)

，松

(looseness)

紧

(tighten )

均匀

(uniformity)

，不 得有褶皱

(drape, crinkle)

的缺陷，工

艺性褶皱折线条

(line)

应对称均匀，层 次分明

(clear)

。

5

外露金属件应无刃口

(blade, knife- edge)

毛刺

(puncture, stab, thorn)

，

座面与扶手或靠背间 隙

(clearance)

内徒手深入

(go deep into)

无刃口和毛刺，沙发在正常使用中应无尖锐

(edge, spiculate)

金属物穿出座面和背

< br>面。

6

外部木制件表面应精致

(refinement)

光滑

(sl ippery,as clean as a whistle)

，

无肯头、

创痕、

横茬、

逆