Flannel Not Suitable For Children's Sleepware. Quilts?
06-11-2011, 11:20 AM
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Hey, great info and a touch of humor, too, i.e., "the clothing is outfitted with its own oxygen mask and self contained respirator mask" - LOL! Thanks!
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
I use this fabric to make pjs for my kids. It does not have flame retardant on it that is the ONLY reason that it has that on the selvage. Because if one grandma made pjs for her grandkids and the house burnt down and a child died in the fire and they had grammies pjs on the parents could sue the fabric manufactors for not specifing that it was not flame retardant. It is just a "black box warning" to cover their butts! On top of that more than half of "fire related deaths" are not burns, they are deaths do to smoke inhalation, which flame redardent clothing is not going to prevent unless the clothing it oufitted with its own oxygen tank and self contained respirator mask
It is pointless to use anything that is flame retardent if the family uses fabric softener in the washer or the drier. This removes the chemicals from the clothing thus rendering it useless!
It is pointless to use anything that is flame retardent if the family uses fabric softener in the washer or the drier. This removes the chemicals from the clothing thus rendering it useless!
06-11-2011, 11:23 AM
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Thank you all for this information! If any of it was fire-retardant at the outset, it's gone now, for I have washed every piece. I will feel confident now to go ahead and make the charity quilts. You all are great!
06-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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flannel for sleepware has a chemical added to it to keep if from being flammable- the chemical washes away after about 20 washes-
the flannels in the store has to by law state it does not have the chemical added-
it is perfectly fine to make quilts with- your just not supposed to make pajamas with it.
none of your bedding has the chemicals added to them-
the flannels in the store has to by law state it does not have the chemical added-
it is perfectly fine to make quilts with- your just not supposed to make pajamas with it.
none of your bedding has the chemicals added to them-
06-11-2011, 12:13 PM
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flannel for sleepware has a chemical added to it to keep if from being flammable- the chemical washes away after about 20 washes-
the flannels in the store has to by law state it does not have the chemical added-
it is perfectly fine to make quilts with- your just not supposed to make pajamas with it.
none of your bedding has the chemicals added to them-
the flannels in the store has to by law state it does not have the chemical added-
it is perfectly fine to make quilts with- your just not supposed to make pajamas with it.
none of your bedding has the chemicals added to them-
06-11-2011, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
The problem is, kids in PJ's near a gas burner on the stove - that's why they want it to be flame-resistant. Quilts usually don't get near the stove, so I wouldn't worry about it.
06-11-2011, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ptquilts
The problem is, kids in PJ's near a gas burner on the stove - that's why they want it to be flame-resistant. Quilts usually don't get near the stove, so I wouldn't worry about it.
A plastic milk jug will not burn, but it will melt. Sorry about the gruesomeness, but retardant and resistant have two different meanings.
06-11-2011, 06:36 PM
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A little girl's nightie will go up like a roman candle when expose to flame (candle, gas stove) not as dangerous with close fitting PJ but still flammable if not flame resistant. However the flame resistant chemicals I have heard are toxic when burning. What are you supposed to do? I think that in quilts, flame resistance is not required?
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