Melhanna Collection - Skandia Window Fashions

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Melhanna Collection
Frequently Asked Questions
fading can be caused by many factors including but not limited
to the temperature and humidity of the home, chemical
cleaning agents, long-term sun exposure, cigarette or cigar
smoke, general cleanliness of the home and the age of the
product. Even though we use the finest materials available,
including the latest UV (ultraviolet) resistant finishes, a reasonable
amount of discoloration over time is to be expected.
The sun’s rays are very damaging to vinyl and fabric materials.
Over time, you can expect the side of the product that faces
the sun to become slightly faded and a yellow cast or tint may
become apparent.
• If wood slats can have bow, camber or twist what problems
might one encounter when using fabric window coverings?
Like wood blinds, fabric can also have bow, camber
and twist. When referring to fabric it is sometimes called bias.
All woven fabrics have bias regardless of fiber content. “Bias”
can be seen in 3 different forms.
Woven woods have all three bias forms present as
well, due to the yarns stretching as the material is woven on
looms.
Cellular shades can have all three forms of bias
depending on how well each
cell is glued to the previous
cell in the machine gluing
process. This is especially true
with 2 on 1 headrail shades,
where one shade twists toward
the window, while the other
shade twists toward the room’s
interior.
Front to back (twist). A
spiral distortion along the
length of a piece of fabric.
How the fabric is slit, glued, or woven at the mills is the cause
of all fabric bias twist.
Top to bottom (vertical) bow is a curvature in the
longitudinal direction causing the fabric to move away from a
flat plane. Print patterns and stitching and glue lines make up
the majority of vertical (bow) bias problems.
Side to side (horizontal) camber is a curvature of the
horizontal direction causing fabric to move away from a flat
plane. Print patterns and stitching and glue lines make up the
majority of horizontal (camber) bias problems.
We list the acceptable standards used in determining
the bias you may experience under each product’s specifications.
It is important to make your customer aware that these
bias issues are an inherent part of the fabric used in the fabrication
of the product they selected and are considered normal.
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