6 Tips To Minimize Needle-Holes When Sewing 2-Pass and 3-Pass Blackout Drapery Linings:

1. Use a straight stitch.
2. Use a maximum of 5 to 6 stitches per inch.
3. Use a Mercerized COTTON or a Texturized Polyester THREAD when sewing
   Blackout lining - these threads tend to plug up needle-holes.
4. Use a Teflon Needle - tends not up as much and increase hole to heat size.
5. Use Loose Tension - this eliminated making oval shaped holes in
   Blackout while sewing.
6. Use a “French seam ” or “over-lap stitch” to eliminate needle-holes on seam
   stitches. These types of stitches work wonders and provide a “custom look”
   to the finished drapery.

Flame Retardant Testing of Drapery Lining Fabric:

Commercial customers purchasing any Roc-lon^® Flame Resistant (FR) product will receive a Certificate of Flame Resistant containing specific product information and cerifying that the product has been tested and meets the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA-701) Standard Methods of Fire Tests for Flame Resistant Textiles and Films (1999 Edition). Non commercial users may obtain a copy of the certificate upon request.

Sample

California Test Method T-19 Small Scale Test:

All Roc-lon^® Flame Resistant (F.R.) products are tested annually and meets the requirements of the State of California’s Fire Resistance Test Section 1237.1.  A copy of the certification is available to customers upon request.

For questions or more information, please call Rockland Industries, Inc.
at 1-800-876-2566 or fax 1-410-522-2545 or email mail@roc-lon.com.