Types of furniture fittings
The cabinet, drawers, shelves are assembled using fasteners, which differ in size, material of manufacture, installation method and features of use. They are divided into several types.
- Front fittings for cabinets include parts that are located on the front facade of the product and, in addition to operational functions, serve as decorative elements.
- Fasteners are used to assemble furniture panels into a single frame.
- Additional products for the internal equipment of wardrobes are parts for installing shelves, rods in wardrobes, mounting mirrors, hangers.
Features depending on the type of clothing
For jeans
Accessories for jeans products have a functional feature. It is she who can help identify a fake. Such types of accessories as buttons, rivets and bolts are part of the design of the jeans model and serve as their decoration.
The fastener on jeans should be given special attention. Regardless of whether it is a zipper or buttons, it must be made with high quality. After all, a constantly diverging zipper or a torn button is not a very pleasant sight.
The zippers of branded products are engraved with the brand. This is a kind of protection that famous denim brands use to prevent counterfeits.
Several types of buttons are used for jeans:
- with plastic body;
- metal;
- with moving elements;
- on a double rod leg.
The materials used to make jeans buttons are various types of metal and plastic. The most popular are brass, copper and stainless steel.
For additional fixation of seams, holniten is used - fittings in the form of special rivets. They hold together several layers of fabric and act as a decorative detail of the product.
Denim accessories also include belt plates and rivets of various types and sizes.
With plastic body
Metal
With moving elements
On a double rod leg
For outerwear
This type of fittings is used to firmly fasten the components of clothing together so that they are firmly held in the right places. In addition to its main purpose, accessories for outerwear act as decoration. For outerwear, such types of accessories as hooks, zippers and buckles are also used. They create an individual look for products. Correctly selected buttons can qualitatively change the appearance of a coat or fur coat and create a bright accent. Sometimes, to give a boring item a completely new look, you just need to replace the buttons with new ones.
Increasingly, snap fasteners are being used for outerwear. This type of fittings allows you to quickly fasten and unfasten jackets, and is often used as an additional fastener to a zipper.
Hooks
Lightning
Buckles
For light fabrics
Accessories for light fabrics include:
- plastic buttons;
- hidden zippers;
- hooks;
- loops.
These elements are used to fasten clothing and secure its parts.
To make products made from light fabrics look more stylish and have a rich appearance, decorative sewing accessories are used.
For decorating and finishing light fabrics use:
- lace and braid;
- ribbons;
- sparkles and rhinestones;
- beads;
- feathers;
- other decorative decorations such as applique, artificial flowers.
These details perfectly complement the finished garments and give them a unique look.
Separately, it is worth noting the accessories for wedding dresses. It includes lace, ribbons, rhinestones, decorative flowers and artificial pearls. With their help you can create a unique style of the product. Some design options are embroidered with Swarovski crystals, natural pearls and semi-precious stones.
Accessories for lightweight fabrics are made of plastic, metal and wood. Materials can be either natural or artificial.
Lace
Ribbons
Rhinestones
Beads
Feathers
Artificial flowers
Fasteners
The service life of furniture depends on the quality of fasteners. They ensure its stability, increase its ability to withstand heavy weight and help avoid distortions of the door leaves.
Furniture hinges are used to secure the door to the furniture body. Their task is to open the door at 900 and keep it suspended. For this purpose, four-hinged overhead and semi-overlay hinges are used. They are attached using self-tapping screws to the facade panel and drawer.The cabinet door is located on the surface of the facade and is locked onto the end of the cabinet. Internal hinges allow the door to fit inside the cabinet body. A continuous facade surface without protruding edges is formed.
Corner hinges are used when installing doors with an opening angle of up to 1750. A piano hinge is used to fasten wide wardrobe doors. Made in the form of two hinged plates. It is installed over the entire height of the doors and secured with self-tapping screws.
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For fastening the furniture body, confirmat, eccentric coupler, corners, and dowels are used. They are used for fastening parts of the body, back wall, partitions. Due to their design features, they are used for installation of wood, plywood, plastic, MDF, chipboard and fiberboard.
Additional accessories
To ensure maximum comfort and ease of use of cabinets, automatic closers are installed on the doors. These are components for cabinets with the help of which the door closes smoothly and silently. Installed on horizontally and vertically opening doors. Their use extends the service life of hinges and protects the surface of the facade from chipping and cracking.
Corners are used to install and secure shelves inside the cabinet. They are made of metal, aluminum or plastic.
Shelf holders are stamped from metal wire with a diameter of up to 1.5 cm with a characteristic protruding bridge in the center of the part. A type of rod holder is a blade-shaped holder. Fixing plastic and metal ones are made in the shape of a corner, with a thickening of the load-bearing part. The wide working surface of the product ensures reliable fixation under heavy loads.
For retractable shelves and cabinet drawers, two modifications of guides are used: roller and ball.
The cabinets are equipped with legs and thrust bearings, which are covered with a removable base. Also installed inside are rods for clothes, wire structures for small accessories, and hooks for bags.
Small nails, screws, self-tapping screws, screws with washers and sealant are used as small fasteners.
For shoes
Modern footwear includes a wide range of products: from classic shoes to sports sneakers. Accordingly, various accessories are used for their manufacture.
Its most common types:
- zippers;
- lace blocks;
- laces;
- buckles;
- Velcro.
Accessories for shoes are used to fasten and decorate them. These elements are made of plastic and metal.
A reliable way to secure shoes on your feet is with laces. They are made from leather, synthetic threads or cotton. In addition to the material, laces are also distinguished by shape. They are round and flat. For classic shoes, short round laces are more suitable, while in sneakers and boots the flat type is more often used. A separate element are their tips, which are made from metal, plastic, and silicone.
Shoe lace tips perform several functions:
- maintains the integrity of the lacing;
- maintain the specified length of the lace;
- facilitate the lacing process.
Shoe accessories include sew-on fasteners and tips; beads are used as decoration.
For shoes, it is better to choose metal fittings. It looks more stylish and extends the warranty period of the product.
Lightning
Lacing blocks
Laces
Buckles
Velcro
Accessories for wardrobes
Thanks to its spaciousness, convenience and ability to fit into any interior, the sliding wardrobe has taken a leading place in the furniture industry. It is structurally different from conventional wardrobes and its assembly requires special fittings.
Rollers, asymmetrical or symmetrical, move the door without any effort. Made from plastic, steel with rubber or Teflon coating. The wardrobe roller located below takes on the weight of the door.
The fittings for a sliding wardrobe include upper hinged and lower support panels. Profiles are produced from plastic, aluminum and metal alloy. To fix the door in a vertical position, door guides are mounted on the upper profile - runners in which the rollers move.
To ensure silent sliding of the rollers along the profile, a seal is used, which is made from materials that can dampen noise and ensure smooth, smooth sliding.Silicone and universal seals are reliable, durable and environmentally friendly materials. To protect the interior of the cabinet from dust, a brush seal is used.
The profile serves as the basis for the door leaf; a wood board is mounted on it. The type of profile determines the material from which it is made - steel or aluminum.
The stopper blocks the door and fixes it in a certain position. It is made of durable steel and mounted on the lower guide profile.
All components of furniture fittings are made from high-quality, durable materials. They ensure the service life of the structure, its durability and reliability. Thanks to small fasteners, the product gains stability, strength, fits into the interior and pleases the owners.
Sewing tools and accessories
These include all those sewing gadgets that help you cut and sew.
- Scissors. They come in large and medium for cutting (cutting), small for cutting threads, with a rounded blade for cutting out appliqués, with a figured blade that prevents the fabric from fraying when cutting, etc.
- Threads. They come in different thicknesses. The larger the spool number, the thinner the thread itself. Thus, thread No. 40 is suitable for almost all fabrics. And thread No. 10 is used to sew dense materials: special fabric, jeans. There are special threads for leather and chiffon. The first ones are thicker and stronger, the second ones are thin and almost invisible. Sometimes the bottom of the product is hemmed with an invisible thread called monofilament.
- Needles – sewing and hand. The higher the needle number, the thicker it is. There are special needles for thin and thick fabrics, knitted fabrics, stretch and super-stretch, for leather, chiffon, and universal. And hand needles can be small, long, with a regular eye and an enlarged one.
- Pins. Not a single seamstress or needlewoman can do without them.
- Accessories for bags. Even if you don’t sew the bags yourself yet, sometimes you have to repair them. Why take it to the workshop if you already have everything you need?
- Where to store all these needles, threads, beads, rhinestones and other small things? We need organizers. Our online store can offer boxes and boxes of different sizes, heights and number of cells.
- Adhesive - dublerin, non-woven fabric, gossamer. They stabilize clothing parts, preventing them from deforming.
Both professional seamstresses and amateur seamstresses cannot do without various additional tools. These are all kinds of rulers and patterns, crayons and needle threaders, knitting hooks, sewing machine feet and care kits for them, thimbles, hoops, shuttles. It’s impossible to list everything. And theoretically it is difficult to say what is needed for sewing. Only during the process itself do you realize that it would be a good idea to poke a hole in the belt with a sewing tool, rather than with a needle. And with the help of a device, the bias tape is much easier to fold and sew. In general, take your pick.
