Mors 200 Arts Final - Funeral Service Merchandising- Interior Materials and Styles Part 2

Being used as a backing material more frequently today.

Include excelsior, cotton, polyethylene foam, and spun polyester. They are found in areas where the deceased or purchasing consumer is likely to touch: the bed, pillow, throw, and sometimes the extendover and puffing.

Wood that has been shredded into spaghetti-like strings.

Commonly used as padding materials in lower-end caskets. Cost effective and could be seen as advantageous in that they readily absorb stray fluids. Low resiliency and lack of softness

Very soft and has long been used as a padding material in caskets. Highly absorbent.

Polyethylene (closed-cell) foram and spun polyester.

Can be formed in sheets of varying thickness. Very clean Highly resilient Easy to work with Cost-effective Resistant to a wide range of solvents

Resembles cotton candy. Very clean Highly resilient Easy to work with Cost-effective Resistant to a wide range of solvents

Shirred Crushed Tufted Tailored Semi-tailored

A style in which the material is drawn or gathered in a parallel fashion in a multiple needle head sewing process. Frequently found in low-to mid-range caskets

Closely akin to the method used to obtain a crushed interior. This is a variation of the Shirred interior.

A form of casket interior created by placing the lining material on a metal form, weights added, the material steamed, and then attached to a suitable upholstery (backing) material.

Created by placing a padding material between a lining material and a backing material, with subsequent stiches taken forming small, raised puffs. Usually applied to the better mid- and upper-range caskets. Variations- Carriage and Buscuit

Tufting resembling a diamond-like pattern.

Resembles rows of squares.

A tightly drawn form of casket interior style. Difficult and somewhat costly to produce Appears plain, simple and dignified More expensive interior style

A combination of a tailored interior with one or more other styles of interior, for effect.

There exists no hard and fast rule regarding mixing and matching interior styles within the same unit. Throws and Pilows can be reversible when they have a different style applied to each side.

A removeable and interchangeable item designed to fit into the casket's cap panel; provides the opportunity for value-added personalization by allowing a family to replace the casket's stock cap panel with a panel incorporating a theme or motif that reflects the deceased's faith, occupation, or hobby. Design can be produced and delivered to the funeral home within 48 hours.

Piping, fluting or pipe organ Cathedral Inset Other miscellaneous materials

The panel material is made into a vertical, or horizontal, hollow, tube-like design. May also be arranged into a "sunray" design.

A design which has a layered effect, using several layers of material.

A picture is used in the head panel. The Last Supper is often used for this.

Fringe, Drapes, and satin or velvet rope.