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FAQ

  • What is the blackout rate? Is full blackout possible?
    Over 80% blackout. For complete blackout, we can provide coated blackout fabric.
  • How does the fabric feel? What surface treatments are available?
    Embossed and printed finishes are available, as well as custom jacquard weaves. The fabric has a soft hand feel and excellent drape when made into curtains.
  • What finished curtain types is blackout fabric suitable for?
    Best suited for Roman blinds or pinch-pleat/panel curtains.
  • What is the shrinkage rate? Will the fabric deform after washing?
    A wash dimensional change of ±1% is within normal range.
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Suzhou Kylin Textile Technology Co., Ltd. Has rich production experience, advanced technology and production equipment. We are located in the textile industry-developed area of Shengze Town, Wujiang District, Suzhou city.

OEM/ODM IFR Blackout Curtain Fabric Manufacturers and Wholesale Inherently Fire Retardant Blackout Curtain Fabric Factory in China. Our company has a wide product range that includes flame retardant home textile fabric, flame retardant curtain fabric, ready-made FR curtain, FR fabric air duct, FR treated fabric, FR coated fabric, non-FR garment fabric, and so on.

We’re still trying to develop more different flame-retardant fabrics for different industries. And so many kinds of our FR fabric have been sold out all over the world.

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How Woven IFR Blackout Fabric Blocks Light and How to Layer It

Our inherently flame retardant blackout curtain fabric gets its light blocking from the cloth itself. A dense black yarn layer sits inside the weave, with no coating on the surface, so the fabric keeps a soft hand feel and good drape and can be laundered like an ordinary curtain. It blocks the great majority of daylight, which makes it a strong fit for hotel guest rooms, hospital rooms, offices, classrooms and meeting rooms.

For rooms that need complete darkness, such as screening rooms, studios or rooms facing strong sun, add a coated blackout lining behind the IFR face fabric, or choose our fire retardant coated blackout curtain fabric for complete light blocking. Our IFR sheer curtain fabric completes a day and night layer. Most light leaks in around the curtain rather than through it, so side returns, a pelmet at the top and generous overlap at the center do as much for darkness as the fabric.

Choosing Embossed, Printed or Jacquard IFR Blackout Fabric

We offer plain, embossed, printed and jacquard versions. Plain is the cleanest look and the most economical for large hotel projects, embossed adds texture and depth without another layer, as in our flame resistant embossed blackout curtain fabric, printed gives the widest range of designs and branded looks, and jacquard weaves your pattern into the cloth for a premium result.

The fabric is dense, soft and holds its shape, so it works best as Roman blinds and as pinch-pleat or panel curtains. Roman blinds fold flat and keep light out across the whole face, pinch pleats form deep even folds at about twice the track width, and panels suit contemporary rooms with less fabric. We dye to your color requirement, so send a physical reference or a color code, approve a sample, and order all the meters for one project from the same dye lot. Wash dimensional change is within plus or minus 1%, so a small length allowance when cutting is enough. For a natural look with the same function, compare our IFR linen-like blackout curtain fabric, and reach us through the contact page for IFR blackout fabric samples and custom dyeing.

IFR Polyester vs After-Treated Flame Retardant Polyester

Both fabrics are polyester and both are sold as flame retardant, and on the shelf they look and feel the same. The difference is where the flame retardant sits. In IFR polyester it is added into the polyester itself during production, commonly as a phosphorus compound built into the polymer chain, so it becomes part of the material. Our IFR blackout fabric is woven from this yarn, and its flame retardancy stays in place when the fabric is laundered as recommended. In after-treated polyester the flame retardant is applied to the finished fabric, and topical treatments can wear off with repeated washing.

Because the two cannot be told apart by sight or touch, the documents are what tell them apart. A reliable durability claim names the test method and the number of washes, a fiber specification confirms the flame retardant is built in, and the report matches the exact fabric and color. For curtains that are washed regularly, as in hotels and hospitals, IFR gives consistent performance for the life of the curtain with no need to re-treat it. Tell us how often your curtains will be cleaned through our contact page for IFR blackout curtain fabric quotations.