BS 5815-2:1988
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Sheets, sheeting, pillowslips, towels, napkins, counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers suitable for use in the public sector Specification for towels and napkins
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English
29-01-1988
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Fabric
4. Towels
5. Napkins
Appendices
A. Information to be supplied by the purchaser
B. Item reference cross references
C. Determination of terry ratio
Tables
1. Construction and performance requirements of fabric
2. Dimensions and mass of towels and napkins
3. Cross references of item references in BS5815:
Part 2: 1988 and in BS 5815: 1979
Requirements for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing of terry towels and babies\' terry napkins.
| Committee |
TCI/66
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 85/44139 DC, 94/305437 DC and BS 5815(1979) (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
10
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This Part of BS 5815 specifies the requirements for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing of terry towels and babies’ terry napkins.
The dimensions of these articles are also specified.
Information to be supplied by the purchaser is given in Appendix A
Appendix B includes a table giving cross references between item references in this revision (BS 5815-2:1987) and in BS 5815:1979, as well as Ministry of Defence (MOD) descriptions, pattern numbers and NATO stock numbers, where applicable.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on page 5.
| BS 4923:1991 | Methods for individual domestic washing and drying for use in textile testing |
| BS 3870-2:1983 | Stitches and seams Classification and terminology of seam types |
| BS 1051:1981 | Glossary of terms relating to the conditioning, testing and mass determination of textiles |
| BS 5523:1977 | Glossary of terms for textiles - weaves - definitions of general terms and basic weaves |
| BS 2610:1978 | Method of test for the determination of the cuprammonium fluidity of cotton and certain cellulosic man-made fibres |
| BS 2010:1963 | Method for determination of the linear density of yarns from packages |
| BS 2862:1984 | Methods for determination of number of threads per unit length |
| BS 3870-1:1982 | Stitches and seams Classification and terminology of stitch types |
| BS 6189:1981 | Glossary of terms relating to fabrics and associated fibres, yarns and processes |
| BS 1930:1968 | Method for the determination of width of woven or knitted fabrics when relaxed at zero tension |
| BS EN 20105-C06:1993 | Textiles. Tests for colour fastness Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering |
| BS 4407:1988 | Methods for quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures |
| BS 6157:1981 | Specification for industrial sewing threads made wholly or partly from synthetic fibres |
| BS 2576:1986 | Method for determination of breaking strength and elongation (strip method) of woven fabrics |
| BS 1006(1978) : AMD 6043 | METHODS OF TEST FOR COLOUR FASTNESS OF TEXTILES AND LEATHER |
| BS 4032:1978 | Method of test for the determination of certain water- or alkali-soluble additives in cellulosic or synthetic fibres, yarns and fabrics or yarns and fabrics made from blends of such fibres |
| BS 1932-1:1965 | Methods of testing the strength of yarns from packages Determination of breaking strength and extension |
| BS 2863:1984 | Method for determination of crimp of yarn in fabric |
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