Various methods are used to produce fire-resistant fabrics. These methods can be listed as follows:

• Use of flame retardant fibers such as carbon, asbestos, aramid or glass during weaving.
• Obtaining power flammable fiber. This happens in two ways:
• Changing the structure of fibers using chemical methods (chemical modification process) or strengthening the structure of the fiber using a flame retardant element such as chlorine (copolymerization process)
• Addition of flame retardant chemicals to the synthetic polymer during fiber spinning
• Treatment of fabric with chemicals that provide strength

Since the danger of burning is very high in textile floor coverings, it is imperative that these products are flammable or late flammable. For this reason, especially after the 2000 year, more attention is paid to the production of environmentally friendly and less costly flammable materials. For this purpose, there have been new developments in the use of halogen-free flame retardant and the use of certain ethers is prohibited. Thanks to technological advances, new methods are being applied in this field. For example, surface modification by plasma treatment, or microcapsule applications or nanotechnology applications are among the new methods used today to achieve flammability. Some nano-surfaced materials have the strength of flammability. The use of these flame retardant materials has created a new application in terms of difficult ignition finishes.

Tests for detecting the effects of a small ignition source in textile floor coverings (hot metal nut method) are now conducted by authorized laboratories within the scope of flammability tests. These tests comply with the following standards:

• BS 4790 Method for determining the effects of a small ignition source on textile floor coverings (hot metal nut method)