Talk:Fire-retardant fabric

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To: whoever is knowledgeable about the subject of this article.

Problem: this seems to be a good discussion of the _flammability_ aspects of cloth and other items, but not of the _health-related_ aspects; namely, when PDBE's are used as flame retardants in items in human contact, some of them migrate into people's bodies. This is a problem because these chemicals are _neurotoxins_. Here's a summary article that I found:

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/pillows-vehicles-major-sources-of-flame-retardants

I don't feel I have the expertise to make corrections/additions myself, but hope that someone will take it up!

Thanks, Jerry Brown (Geodejerry) (Geodejerry (talk) 06:29, 7 November 2010 (UTC))[reply]

To: info-en@wikimedia.org From: Cindy McMahen <cindy@nexusinteractive.com> Subject: Copyright owner's permission Cc: megan@sewwhatinc.com

Hi, This is an informal request to remove the speedy deletion of this article below for possible copyright problems. It's for the article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fire retardant fabrics

The content came from this page of Sew What Inc's web site which was written by Lynda Gabel of Sew What? Inc. (see this page: http://www.sewwhatinc.com/faq.php)

I've emailed Megan Duckett, the owner of SewWhat, Inc (who I work for as well as Lynda Gabel) to see that we get Lynda's written permission in writing to to authorize it's release in writing.

Sincerely, Cindy McMahen

Update: Lynda gave her written permission today. Here's the email sent (cc)

X-Original-To: cindymcmahen Delivered-To: cindymcmahen@m39.spamarrest.com X-ORBL: [75.25.26.14] Reply-To: <lynda@sewwhatinc.com> From: "Lynda Vaughn" <lynda@sewwhatinc.com> To: <info-en@wikimedia.org> Cc: <cindy@nexusinteractive.com>, <megan@sewwhatinc.com> Subject: Permission from Copyright Owner Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 08:43:31 -0700 Organization: Sew What ? X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Thread-Index: AcbNYN+vv+0yXGbNTVSZXPDrxX4aRgAedwnQAABU8rA= X-RCPT-TO: <cindy@nexusinteractive.com> X-SA-Poll-Id: 1157125761131..447160733..8..1157125411000 X-SA-USERIDNR: 326419 X-SA-MPREASON: UNVERIFIED

I hereby give my permission as copyright holder of the article "Fabric Flammability" listed below for such article to be re-printed on Wikipedia, as linked:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/fire retardant fabrics

Original web publication of this article is at the following link:

http://www.sewwhatinc.com/faq.php

I wrote this article myself in my position as Purchasing Manager at Sew What? Inc., for use as consumer information regarding this issue. Please see below for a request for removal of the speedy deletion of the wikipedia article as submitted by Cindy McMahon.

I would be happy to fax a hard copy of this permission, if you would supply me with your fax number, or scan a hard copy as a .pdf file and then e-mail that, if you prefer.

Sincerely,

Lynda Gabel Purchasing Manager / Office Manager Sew What? Inc. 1978 Gladwick St Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220 Ph: 310-639-6000 Fx: 310-639-6036 lynda@sewwhatinc.com www.sewwhatinc.com

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I'm concerned that the statement in the current version (8/9/2015), "Polyester is inherently flame retardant, and therefore doesn't flare up when applied to various tests," is incorrect or misleading. Polyester in fabric most certainly does burn when exposed to flame, and continues to burn after the flame is removed. See "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4tCcnA6jo" and "http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com/Burn-Test-Chart.html," among other sources that describe performing burn tests to identify materials. The materials that do self-extinguish are actually the natural protein fibers, such as wool and silk. While polyester's behavior of shrinking away from heat helps keep it from a source of ignition (melting away before igniting), once ignited it burns fairly vigorously. My concern is that someone reading this could assume that if they have a 100% polyester garment or fabric, it automatically will make them "safe" from exposure to flame or ignition sources. Inventivewolf (talk) 18:35, 9 August 2015 (UTC) Daniel Reid dcreid@yahoo.com[reply]

"must be dry-cleaned with a non-liquid cleaning agent"[edit]

This does not make sense. All commercially used dry cleaning processes use liquids, most commonly tetrachloroethylene or sometimes hydrocarbons. In this sense, "dry" means without water, rather than without liquid. Enginear (talk) 08:45, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to add a section on flame-resistant cotton, as it makes up a significant portion of the organic flame-resistant fabrics. I'd also like to add a section on the manufacturing of organic flame resistant fabrics (usually w polymers). Let me know what you think and if it would fit! VanillaPumpkin (talk) 16:29, 15 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]