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pounds (filling).
The needle and looper thread utilized in the fabrication of the pillow shall be a soft finish, Ticket Number 30, 3 ply, unbleached or bleached white, cotton thread with a minimum breaking strength of 3.0 pounds. When Stitch Type 401 is used, Ticket Number 50, 3 ply, with a minimum breaking strength of 1.9 pounds may be used for the bobbin or looper thread.
The pillow filler shall be 100 percent prime grade virgin polyester fiber formed into an even batt of an approved fiberfill material. The use of any form of polyester waste is prohibited (e.g., undrawn fiber, mixture of deniers, lusters, or cross sections and waste from any stage of fiber production; whether drawn, undrawn or mixed or garneted fiber) . The batt shall be garnet -opened and cross-lapped, and then rolled for consistent density and firmness in the final form. The batt shall have a density of one ounce per square foot, using polyester of nominal 4-3/4 denier and 2 inch filament length. The finished pillow shall contain a minimum of 24 ounces of filler. The use of airblown or garneted clippings is prohibited. A funnel-shaped compression chute or other suitable mechanical means shall be used to place the fiberfill batt into the casing. The use of a blower attachment for placing the fiberfill into the casing is prohibited. Underweight batts shall not be “pieced in”.
A certificate of compliance is mandatory for the filler requirements of the preceding paragraph. It shall include a certified statement that the fiber used is that specified in the preceding paragraph plus the fiber supplier’s type and identification data supported by a certified copy of the fiber producer’s certification to the manufacturer of pillows.
All stitches except the closing seam shall be the lockstitch (type 301) or the chain stitch (type 401). The closing seam shall be the lockstitch. Stitches shall be 10 plus or minus 2 stitches per inch. All seams except the closing seam shall be a Straight, flat seam formed by superimposing two plies of material and seaming them with one or more rows of stitches. The closing seam shall be a turned edge seam formed by superimposing two plies of material, turning the edges of both plies a specified distance to the inside and seaming through the turned edges with one or more rows of stitches. The ends of all stitching produced with a lockstitch when not caught in other seams and stitching, shall be backpacked not less than 1/4 inch. Both ends of all seams and stitching produced with a chainstitch, when not caught in other seams or stitching,
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