Polyester Double-Sided Quilting Fabric
A quilted polyester fabric developed for insulated jackets, down wear, bedding, bags, lining, home textiles, upholstery, luggage, and related applications.
- Material: 100% polyester
- Technics: Plain dyed, silver, PA-, PU-, or PVC-coated, or plain-dyed fabric
- Color: As per customer’s requirement
- Weight: Many options
- Density: Many options
- Width: Many options
- Use cases: Bag, bedding, lining, garment, home textile, sofa, luggage, and so on
- Features: Waterproof, flame retardant, anti-static, tear-resistant, shrink-resistant
- MOQ: 2000 meters per color
The double-sided quilted structure helps stabilize insulation, distribute padding, and create a dimensional surface. It can be adapted for insulated apparel panels, sleeping products, protective covers, transport accessories, soft-sided cases, and decorative upholstery components.
What Is Flame Retardant Fabric?
Flame-retardant fabric is engineered to resist ignition, slow flame spread, or reduce continued burning after the ignition source is removed. Performance may be achieved through an inherently flame-resistant fiber system, a topical chemical treatment, a back coating, lamination, or another finishing process.
“Flame retardant” does not mean non-combustible or fireproof. Actual performance depends on factors including:
- Fiber composition and fabric weight
- Yarn structure and weave or knit construction
- Flame-retardant chemistry or coating system
- Dyeing, printing, lamination, and after-finishing
- Washing, dry-cleaning, abrasion, and weathering
- Seams, padding, membranes, adhesives, and other components in the finished article
- The conditioning procedure and test standard used by the laboratory
Buyers should define the end use, destination market, required test method, expected service life, and laundering conditions before approving a production specification.
Properties of the Listed Fabrics
The product specifications on this page identify the following available properties:
- Waterproof: Selected constructions may be supplied with coatings or finishes intended to improve resistance to water penetration.
- Flame Retardant: The fabric is designed or finished to reduce ignition or flame propagation under specified test conditions.
- Anti-Static: Available constructions may help reduce electrostatic charge accumulation.
- Tear-Resistant: The construction is intended to resist the propagation of tears during handling and use.
- Shrink-Resistant: The fabric is designed to maintain improved dimensional stability during appropriate processing and care.
These properties must be verified on the ordered construction. Changing the base fabric, weight, coating, color, print, lamination, or finishing route can change the test result.
Advantages of Flame Retardant Fabrics
- Reduced flame propagation: Flame-retardant engineering can slow ignition and continued burning when the fabric is tested under the specified conditions.
- Application flexibility: Performance finishes can be applied to different constructions, including lightweight chiffon, coated woven fabrics, linings, and quilted materials.
- Custom development: Color, width, weight, density, coating, printing, hand feel, and finishing can be developed around the buyer’s technical brief.
- Multi-functional performance: Depending on the selected construction, flame retardancy may be combined with waterproof, anti-static, tear-resistant, or shrink-resistant properties.
- Bulk sourcing efficiency: Buyers can consolidate fabric development, sampling, testing coordination, color approval, and production through one sourcing partner.
Limitations and Technical Considerations
Flame-retardant performance is application-specific. A result obtained on an unwashed fabric may not represent performance after repeated laundering, dry cleaning, abrasion, UV exposure, or outdoor weathering. Treated fabrics may require defined care instructions, while coatings and laminations can alter breathability, drape, hand feel, shade, sewability, and recyclability.
The finished product may also perform differently from the original fabric because of thread, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, padding, foam, membranes, adhesives, labels, trims, and seam construction. For regulated or safety-critical applications, test the final composite or assembled article whenever the relevant standard requires it.
Development and Quality-Control Process
- Define the application: Provide the final product, destination market, exposure risks, care method, and expected service life.
- Confirm the standard: State the required flame test and any additional restricted-substance, waterproof, anti-static, tear, or shrinkage requirements.
- Select the construction: Choose the fiber, yarn count or denier, fabric weight, width, weave, coating, color, and hand feel.
- Approve color and hand feel: Lab dips normally take 3-5 days. Approval samples for plain colors normally take 7-10 days.
- Test the nominated sample: Test the exact construction and finish intended for production. Include laundering or conditioning cycles when required.
- Approve the production standard: Retain an approved sample and agreed test report as the reference for bulk production.
- Inspect bulk goods: Check shade continuity, width, weight, coating consistency, appearance, roll length, and agreed performance criteria.
- Re-test when necessary: Repeat testing after material, finish, supplier, color, or process changes and according to the buyer’s compliance program.
Packaging, MOQ, and Commercial Terms
- Standard MOQ: 2000 meters per color
- Roll packing: 50 meters, 100 meters, or 200 meters per roll
- Custom packing: Available according to the buyer’s requirements
- Lab-dip lead time: Normally 3-5 days
- Plain-color approval sample: Normally 7-10 days
- Mass-production lead time: 3-20 days
- First-order payment term: T/T 30% advance payment and T/T 70% upon receipt of the copy of the bill of lading
- Repeat-order payment options: L/C may be considered; other terms can be negotiated
- Unit conversion: 1 yard = 0.9144 meter
Product pricing is determined by the selected construction, quality, finishing route, testing requirements, color, order quantity, and packing specification.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Are all fabrics on this page certified to the same flame-retardant standard?
No. “Flame retardant” describes an intended performance characteristic, not one universal certification. Test methods and pass criteria vary by country and application. Provide the required standard before sampling so the correct fabric, finish, conditioning procedure, and laboratory test can be selected.
2. Is flame-retardant fabric completely fireproof?
No. Flame-retardant fabric is designed to resist ignition, slow flame spread, or reduce afterflame under specified test conditions. It can still burn, melt, shrink, char, or transfer heat. It should never be described as fireproof unless a technically valid standard specifically supports that claim.
3. Can you source a flame-retardant fabric that is not displayed on this page?
Yes. FabricsTrades operates a 4-way stretch fabric factory and works within the Wujiang-Suzhou textile cluster. We can search specialized partner mills for woven, knitted, coated, laminated, quilted, printed, or custom-finished constructions. Where no existing option meets the brief, we can help coordinate development.
4. Can flame retardancy be combined with waterproof or anti-static performance?
Selected product specifications list waterproof, flame-retardant, anti-static, tear-resistant, and shrink-resistant features. Combining these properties is possible, but each additional finish can affect hand feel, breathability, adhesion, durability, and chemical compliance. The final multi-functional construction should be tested after all coatings and finishes have been applied.
5. What information should I provide when requesting a quotation?
Provide the final application, destination market, required test standard, fiber composition, construction, weight, width, color, coating or lamination, performance targets, care conditions, order quantity, packaging requirements, and expected delivery date. Reference samples, technical data sheets, or previous test reports are also helpful.
6. What compliance documents can be supplied?
Available documents depend on the selected fabric and production route. They may include a technical data sheet, composition declaration, production specification, supplier declaration, safety data information for relevant chemical products, inspection record, and third-party test report. Confirm the required documents before ordering because documentation from one construction, color, finish, or production lot should not be assumed to cover another.
