What is your Rub Rating?

Wyenbeek Machine

In my pursuit of a good fabric I have learned something! (imagine that!)  Upholstery fabric has a Rub Rating; it is a abrasion resistance test made by a Wyzenbeek machine that tests fabric rubbing together in two perpendicular directions until it tears. So a "rub" is the ability of a fabric to resist surface wear caused by flat rubbing contact with another fabric. The Wyzenbeek Method is a standard test used in the United States. So a rating of 30,000 double rubs is a great choice for high traffic areas or commerical use and a 15,000 double rub rating is an average household rating.

How is this information useful? Well I am glad you asked. Our durability and abraision resistance on a daily basis needs to be at least 30,000 double rubs! Think of how many people we "rub" elbows with on a daily basis either at work, church or strangers that we encounter. We have a great incidence of getting irritated quickly and having a break down. I know that all of us have experienced road rage or maybe even cafeteria rage...when people cut in line. ha ha. These breakdowns can cause a tear in our testimony and although that happens to all of us sometime or another; we really we need to take our irritability factor much more seriously because it is the opposite of love.

"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on it's own way; it is not irritable or resentful, it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoiceth in truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things and endures all things."  1 Corinthians 13: 4-6

Consider your rub rating. When you are in contact with others are you wearing them out or are you adding to the quality and value of their life? Some of the most beautiful and expensive fabrics in the world are the ones that are the most tightly woven and with higher thread counts. The quality of your life is directly proportional with how you interact with others and the love legacy you leave. We all want to have a life that is not wasted and we certainly want one that endures the test of time. 


Adjust that Crown!
Jonna