Glossary

Bouclé -- A cloth made from a yarn that has a loose thread, giving the fabric a tufted or knotted texture.

Box-pleat skirt -- A skirt with a double pleat with the under edges folded toward each other.

C.O.M. -- Customers Own Material. The customer sends a material of their choice to be used on their order.

Contrast -- A secondary fabric used on chairs that accentuate features of the parsons chair. Contrast fabric is sometimes strikingly different such as a plaid contrast on a chair primarily composed of a solid color. Contrast is often applied to the welt and skirt blocks.

Corner block -- A piece of wood, glued and screwed in all seat rail joints to provide additional strength.

Dowel -- A wooden pin or peg fitted into corresponding holes in to adjacent pieces of wood to fasten them securely together.

Frame -- The main structure of the parson chair on which the rest of the chair is built. Carrington Court uses eight-quarters lumber to construct the frame of it's dining chairs. This makes the chair exceptional strong and rugged.

Glide -- A small plastic piece applied to the bottom of legs to allow the dining chair to easily slide across the floor without scratching the surface.

Kick-pleat skirt -- A solid one panel skirt.

Print -- A fabric with a design printed directly on it.

Repeat -- The amount of space on a fabric that it takes for a pattern or design to complete. The repeat is usually measured in inches. A solid color has no repeat.

Skirt block -- A piece a fabric underneath the skirt that covers the legs of the chair.

Springs -- Each chair manufactured by Carrington Court has three heavy gauge sinuous springs. These springs absorb shock and distribute weight making the chairs very comfortable.

Swatch -- A small piece of fabric cut off as for a sample.

Tone-on-tone -- a fabric that has a design woven into it that is the same color as the rest of the material.

Triple-pleat skirt -- A skirt with multiple pleats at each corner giving a three layered appearance.

Welt -- A strip of fabric folded over a cord as a trim piece. Welt is used as a border around the seat.