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BS 7318:1990

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Specification for industrial sewing threads made from linen (flax) or cotton

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Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1990

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Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Manufacture and physical requirements
3. Sampling in cases of dispute
4. Statement of conformity
Appendix
A. Supplementary information for MoD contracts
Tables
1. Linen threads for use in footwear
2. Linen threads for general purpose use
3. Cotton sewing threads for general purpose use
4. Minimum colour fastness requirements for general
     purpose fast dyed cotton threads
5. Sampling in cases of dispute

Manufacturing and physical requirements including breaking strength and colour fastness.

Committee
TCI/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/36727 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2011. (10/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
12
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

This British Standard specifies requirements for industrial sewing threads manufactured from the following substrates :

  1. linen sewing threads manufactured from flax fibre (Linum usitatissimum);
  2. cotton sewing threads manufactured from cotton fibre (Gossypium).

NOTE. The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

BS 4134:1990 Method for designation of ticket numbers of industrial sewing threads
DEFSTAN 68-41/1(1985) : 1985 BARIUM ACETATE ANHYDROUS AND MONOHYDRATE
BS 1932-1:1989 Testing the strength of yarns and threads from packages Methods for determination of breaking strength and breaking extension
BS 2010:1963 Method for determination of the linear density of yarns from packages
BS 2087-1:1981 Preservative treatments for textiles. Specification for treatments
BS 6645:(1985) : 1985 METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ALKALI SOLUBILITY OF FLAX MATERIALS
DEFSTAN 68-41/2(1991) : 1991 BARIUM ACETATE ANHYDROUS AND MONOHYDRATE
BS 1006:1990 Methods of test for colour fastness of textiles and leather

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