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Chap 14 vocab

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product turn
frequency rate at which a product is sold and relaxed at the retail store
Home Fashions is divided into 4 end use categories
-upholstered furniture coverings/fillings
-window treatments and wall coverings
-soft floor coverings such as rugs, carpeting, runners, cushions
-bed, bath, tabletop and other home textile accessories
trends that affect design, production, and distribution of home fashions:
-strong consumer demands for home fashions
-crossover between apparel/home fashions
-growth of private label and store brand products
-multichannel distribution
-increased social responsibility and sustainability initiatives
designer home fashions
armani, tommy hilfiger, calvin klein, nautica, micheal kors, vera wang, lilly pulitzer
licensing in home fashions:
-designer name
-character
-corporate
-nostalgia
-sports
2 seasons for home fashion
spring/summer
fall/winter
other info
-home fashions is dominated by vertically integrated textile companies that produce both fabrics and home fashion end use products
-home fashion can be highly automated and accomplished very efficiently within vertical operation
textile design for home fashion
-includes the design of the fabric structure as well as surface design
-often work with CAD programs
weaving
controlled by sophisticated computer aided manufacturing programs
textile converters
end use include upholstery fabrics, table linens, other fabrics that are printed/finished to improve aesthetics and performance of product

-provide original painted fabrics for design or CAD design to incorporate into the design
Home fashion showrooms
-many showrooms are located in NYC
-use showrooms to display new textiles as well as finished products
marketing tools
-sample books
-catalogs
-print advertisements in trade publications
-websites
-television advertisements
-social media sites
trade associations in home fashions
-national council textile organizations, cotton incorporated, Wool Council
upholstered fabrics
used primarily for sofas, love seats, chairs, ottomans
window treatments
draperies, curtains, fabric shades, valances, swags, cornices
soft floor coverings
wall to wall carpeting, rugs, runners, scatter rugs
linens
towels, sheets, table cloths, napkins, etc.
thread count
total number of threads or yarns in one square inch of fabric, the higher the thread count the softer the fabric
sustainable design
concept that decisions related to creation, use, and discarding of product will be environmentally friendly

ex. naturally grown fibers, use of recycled components, safe dyes and chemicals
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