Our Soft Panama is a durable heavyweight fabric making it suitable for a wide range of soft furnishings that come into skin contact.
The fabric features a panama weave with a brushed print face. This gives the fabric an incredibly soft handle making it soft to tough.
As a 100% polyester fabric, it is printed using dye sublimation. This makes it incredibly durable and wash fast.
| Standard | Information | Certificate |
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| EN 71-3:2019 [1] | EN 71-3:2019.pdf |
Representative samples have been independently tested against commercial standards by a UKAS accredited lab. Learn more Please note care instructions are provided for guidance only and recommend testing to ensure the fabric is suitable for your intended use.
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If you're making lampshades using our fabric, then you need to make it safely.
The primary concern is heat resistance. There aren't many standards relating to lampshades, but these might apply:
| Standard | Description |
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| EN IEC 60598-1:2021 | Luminaires - Part 1: General requirements and tests |
In general, you should make sure your lampshade is electrically safe, and able to resist the heat of the lamp.
You may be safer using an FR rated fabric vs a non-FR rated one, for example.
Dannells make great lampshade kits that have proven the test of time and are widely used not only for individual but also contract manufacture.
If you're making soft furnishings using our fabric, then you need to make it safely.
The primary concern is fire resistance. There are many standards that apply to soft furnishings:
| Standard | Description |
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| BS 5815-3:2021 | Sheets, sheeting, pillowslips, towels, napkins, counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers suitable for use in the public sector - Specification for counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers including flammability performance |
| BS 7175:1989 | Methods of test for the ignitability of bedcovers and pillows by smouldering and flaming ignition sources |
| EN ISO 12952-1:2010 | Textiles — Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 1: Ignition source: smouldering cigarette |
| EN ISO 12952-2:2010 | Textiles — Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items - Part 2: Ignition source: match-flame equivalent |
And please note this list is not exhaustive - every country has its own regulations and some may be stricter or more relaxed than shown here.
Also, the requirements largely depend on where your item will be used. Furnishings destined for home use have much more relaxed requirements than those intended for use in a school or hospital, for example.
You should make sure that this fabric meets your specific requirements for fire safety when making your end product, whether it is for sale or not.
You can use our FR standards as a guideline, but it is important that you understand the different standards and to which situations they are applicable.
If in doubt, contact FIRA for advice in the UK about fire safety for furniture.
Please note this information is inteded for guidance only. You should check appropriate standards yourself to make sure your product conforms to all the necessary safety standards for your particular use case.
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