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Yarns

Parent Category: Textile industry products

Standards in development (104)
Published standards (37)
Committees (5)

Standards in development (104)

Standard Title	Status
BS EN 13402-3 Size designation of clothes Part 3: Measurements and intervals	Approval
BS EN 14682 Safety of children's clothing - Cords and drawstrings on children's clothing - Specifications	Public Comment
BS EN 14690 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of soiling	Public Comment
BS EN 15619 Rubber or plastics-coated fabrics - Specification for coated fabrics intended for tents and related structures	Public Comment
BS EN 15777:2009/A1 Textiles - Test method for phthalates	Idea
BS EN 15987 Leather - Terminology - Key definitions for the leather trade	Accepted
BS EN 16315 Textiles - Silk woven fabrics and accessories - Requirements and test methods	Public Comment
BS EN 16419 Leather - Chamois leather - Classification and requirements	Public Comment
BS EN 16483 Leather - Labelling of Leather Trims in Textile Products	Technical Review
BS EN 16484 Leather - Guidelines for origin denomination of leather	Public Comment
BS EN ISO 12945-3 Textiles - Determination of the fabric propensity to surface piling, fuz zing or matting - Part 3: Random tumble piling method	Public Comment
BS EN ISO 15701 Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Colour fastness to migration into plasticized poly(vinyl chloride)	Public Comment
BS EN ISO 17070 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of tetrachlorophenol-, trichlorophenol-, dichlorophenol-, monochlorophenol-isomers and pentchlorophenol content	Public Comment
BS EN ISO 18103 Labelling of superfine wool	Public Comment
BS EN ISO 20743 Textiles - Determination of antibacterial activity of antibacterial text ile products	Approval
BS EN ISO 2076 Textiles - Man-made fibres - Generic names	Technical Review
BS EN ISO 5402-2 EN ISO 5402-2 Leather – Determination of flex resistance – Part 2: Vamp flex method (rev EN ISO 22288:2009)	Idea
BS EN WI 00248457 Safety of children's clothing - Security of attachments - Methods of test and requirements Part 2: Sewn on buttons	Idea
BS EN WI 00248458 Safety of children's clothing - Security of attachments - Methods of test and requirements Part 2: Press fasteners, rivets, eyelets and similarly applied components	Idea
BS EN WI 00248536 Determination of metals extracted by acidic artificial perspiration solution	Idea
BS EN WI 00248537 Determination of metals using microwave digestion	Idea
BS EN WI 00248540 Detection and determination of APEO in textiles by HPLC-MS	Idea
BS EN WI 00248541 Rubber or plastic-coatede fabrics - Determination of stitch tear force (with needle)	Idea
BS EN WI 00248548 Slide (zip) fasteners - Specification	Idea
BS EN WI 00289170 Leather - Determination of distension and strength of grain - Ball burst test	Idea
BS ENISO 10306 Textiles - Cotton fibres - Evaluation of maturity by the air flow method	Technical Review
BS ENISO 10734 Footwear - Test methods for slide fasteners - Strength of slide fastener pullers	Public Comment
BS ENISO 10750 Footwear - Test method for slide fasteners - Attachment strength of end stops	Public Comment
BS ENISO 10751 Footwear - Test method for slide fasteners - Resistance to repeated opening and closing	Public Comment
BS ENISO 10764 Footwear - Test method for slide fasteners - Lateral strength (ISO 10764)	Public Comment
BS ENISO 11646 Leather - Measurement of area	Public Comment
BS ENISO 12947-2 Textiles - Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method Part 2: Determination of specimen breakdown	Accepted
BS ENISO 13015 Woven fabrics - Widthway distortion - Determination of the skew percentage	Approval
BS ENISO 13934-2 Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics Part 2: Determination of maximum force using the grab method	Public Comment
BS ENISO 13935-1 Textiles - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles Part 1: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the strip method	Public Comment
BS ENISO 13935-2 Textiles - Seam tensile properties of fabrics and made-up textile articles Part 2: Determination of maximum force to seam rupture using the grab method	Public Comment
BS ENISO 14389 Textiles - Determination of the content of phthalates	Public Comment
BS ENISO 14931 Leather - Guide to the selection of leather for apparel (excluding furs)	Public Comment
BS ENISO 16187 Footwear - Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks - Antibacterial activity	Approval
BS ENISO 16373-1 Textiles - Dyestuffs - Part 1: General principles of testing coloured textiles for dyestuff identification	Accepted
BS ENISO 16373-3 Textiles - Dyestuffs - Part 3: Method for determination of certain carginogenic extractable dyestuffs (method using triethylamine/methanol)	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17228 Leather - Tests for colour fastness - Change in colour with accelerated ageing	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17234-1 Leather - Chemical tests for the determination of certain azo colorants in dyed leathers Part 1: Determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17489 Leather - Chemical tests Part 1: Determination of tan content of tanning agents	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17694 Footwear - Test methods for uppers and lining - Flex resistance	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17697 Footwear - Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks - Seam strength	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17698 Footwear - Test methods for uppers - Delamination resistance	Public Comment
BS ENISO 17701 Footwear - Test methods for uppers, lining and insocks - Colour migration	Public Comment
BS ENISO 18218-1 Leather - Chemical determination of ethoxylated alkylphenols Part 1: Direct method	Public Comment
BS ENISO 18218-2 Leather - Chemical determination of ethoxylated alkylphenols Part 2: Indirect method	Public Comment
BS ENISO 18219 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of short-chain chlorinated parafins	Public Comment
BS ENISO 1833-25 Textiles - Quantitative chemical analysis Part 25: Mixtures of polyester and cotton or aramid fibres (method using trichloracetic acid and chloroform)	Approval
BS ENISO 18403 Footwear - Test methods for slide fasteners - Resistance to damage during closure under a lateral force	Public Comment
BS ENISO 22649 Footwear - Test methods for insoles and insocks - Water absorption and desorption	Public Comment
BS ENISO 2588 Leather - Sampling - Number of items for a gross sample	Public Comment
BS ISO 13629-2 Determination of antifungal activity of textile products - Part 2: Plate count method	Accepted
BS ISO 15115 Leather - Vocabulary	Approval
BS ISO 15625 Grade specification and electronic testing method for raw silk	Public Comment
BS ISO 16533 Textiles - Measurement of exothermic and endothermic properties of textiles under humidity change	Public Comment
BS ISO 16718 Footwear - Test methods for whole shoes - Abrasion resistance	Accepted
BS ISO 16719 Footwear - Test methods for whole shoes - Flexing resistance	Accepted
BS ISO 17235 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of softness	Accepted
BS ISO 17299-5 Textiles - Determination of deodorant property Part 5: Metal-oxide semiconductor sensors method	Accepted
BS ISO 17608 Textiles - Determination of elastane fibre resistance to chlorinated water (swimming-pool water)	Accepted
BS ISO 17751-1 Textiles - Quantitative analysis of cashmere, wool, other specialty animal fibers and their blends Part 1: Light Microscopy method	Accepted
BS ISO 17751-2 Textiles - Quantitative analysis of cashmere, wool, other specialty animal fibers and their blends Part 2: Scanning Electron Microscopy method	Accepted
BS ISO 17881-1 Textiles - Determination of certain flame retardants Part 1: Brominated flame retardants	Accepted
BS ISO 17881-2 Textiles - Determination of certain flame retardants Part 2: Phosphorus flame retardants	Accepted
BS ISO 17881-3 Textiles - Determination of certain flame retardants Part 3: Short chain paraffin flame retardants	Accepted
BS ISO 18066 Textiles - Man-made filament yarns - Determination of the boiling water shrinkage	Accepted
BS ISO 18067 Textiles - Synthetic filament yarns - Determination of shrinkage rate in dry and hot air	Accepted
BS ISO 18068 Cotton fibers - Test method for sugar content - Spectrophotometry	Accepted
BS ISO 18074 Textiles - Identification of animal fibres by DNA analysis method	Accepted
BS ISO 18080-1 Textiles - Determination method of electrostatic propensity of fabrics Part 1: Testing method for half-life of charge decay	Accepted
BS ISO 18080-2 Textiles - Determination method of electrostatic propensity of fabrics Part 2: Testing method for friction-charged electrostatic potential	Accepted
BS ISO 18080-3 Textiles - Determination method of electrostatic propensity of fabrics Part 3: Testing method for frictional charge quantity	Accepted
BS ISO 18080-4 Textiles - Determination method of electrostatic propensity of fabrics Part 4: Testing method for attenuation of the friction charged electrostatic potential	Accepted
BS ISO 18162 Definition of virtual human body for digital fitting	Idea
BS ISO 18163 Definition of virtual garment for digital fitting	Idea
BS ISO 18184 Textiles - Determination of antiviral activity assay of textile products	Public Comment
BS ISO 18264 Textile slings - Lifting slings for general purpose lifting operations made from fibre ropes - High Modulus PolyEthylene (HMPE)	Idea
BS ISO 18782 Textiles - Determination of dynamic hygroscopic heat generation	Accepted
BS ISO 19070 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of N-methylpyrrolidone in leather	Accepted
BS ISO 19071 Leather - Chemical tests - Determination of Cr(VI) and its reductive potential for chromium tanning agents	Accepted
BS ISO 19074 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of water absorption by capillary action (wicking)	Accepted
BS ISO 19076 Leather - Measurement of leather surface - Using electronic techniques	Accepted
BS ISO 23910:2007/AMD 1 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Measurement of stitch tear resistance - Amendment 1	Accepted
BS ISO 24362-1 Textiles - Methods for determination of certain aromatic amines derived from azo colorants Part 1: Detection of the use of certain azo colorants accessible with and without extracting the fibres	Public Comment
BS ISO 2646 Wool - Measurement of the length of fibres processed on the worsted system, using a fibre diagram machine	Public Comment
BS ISO 3074 Wool - Determination of dichloromethane-soluble matter in combed sliver	Accepted
BS ISO 3379 Leather - Determination of distension and strength of grain - Ball burst test	Accepted
BS ISO 3380 Leather - Physical and mechanical tests - Determination of shrinkage temperature up to 100 degrees C	Accepted
BS ISO 3635-2 Size designation of clothes Part 2: Primary and secondary measurements	Accepted
BS ISO 5431 Leather - Wet blue goat skins - Specification	Approval
BS ISO 5432 Leather - Wet blue sheep skins - Specification	Approval
BS ISO 5433 Leather - Bovine wet blue - Specification	Approval
BS ISO 920 Wool - Determination of fibre length (barbe and hauteur) using a comb sorter	Public Comment
PD CEN ISO/TS 16189 potentially present in footwear and footwear components Test method to quantitatively determine dimethylformamide in footwear materials	Approval
PD CEN ISO/TS 16190 potentially present in footwear and footwear components - Test method for quantitatively determine PAH in footwears materials	Approval
PD CEN/TS WI 00248547 Textiles and textile products - Self-declared environmental claims - Use of terms	Idea
PD ISO/TR 2822-2 Raw cattle hides and calf skins Part 2: Guidelines for grading on the basis of mass	Idea
PD ISO/TS 17920 Fibre ropes for offshore stationkeeping - Aramid	Accepted
PD ISO/TS 19407 Footwear - Sizing - Conversion of International sizing systems	Accepted
PD ISO/TS 19408 Footwear - Sizing - Vocabulary and terminology	Approval

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Published standards (37)

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Standard reference	Name	Status
BS 4985:1973	Conversion table for replacing traditional yarn numbers by rounded values in the Tex System	Withdrawn
BS 6189:1989	Glossary of terms relating to fabrics and associated fibres, yarns and processes	Current
BS 4134:1990	Method for designation of ticket numbers of industrial sewing threads	Current
BS 3845:1990	Method for determination of added oil content of jute yarn, rove and fabric	Withdrawn
BS 6372:1983	Method for determination of breaking strength of yarn from packages: skein method	Withdrawn
BS 984:1990	Method for determination of net mass of retail packages of knitting and rug yarns	Current
BS 2010:1963	Method for determination of the linear density of yarns from packages	Withdrawn
BS 946:1970	Method for the designation of yarns	Current
BS 2085:1973	Method of test for determination of twist in yarns, direct counting method	Withdrawn
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	Current
BS 4784-3:1988	Methods for determination of commercial mass of consignments of textiles - Specimen cleaning procedures	Withdrawn
BS 4784-1:1988	Methods for determination of commercial mass of consignments of textiles - Mass determination and calculations	Withdrawn
BS 6663:1986	Methods for determination of crimp rigidity of textured nylon yarns	Current
BS 4611:1989	Methods of test for polyolefin tape yarns	Current
BS EN 906:1996	Polyolefin agricultural twines	Withdrawn
BS EN 12423:1999	Polypropylene twines	Current
BS EN 12422:1999	Sisal twines	Current
BS 7318:1990	Specification for industrial sewing threads made from linen (flax) or cotton	Current
BS 6125:1981	Specification for natural fibre cords, lines and twines	Withdrawn
BS 4881:1993	Specification for polypropylene film cords, lines and twines	Current
BS 1932-1:1989	Testing the strength of yarns and threads from packages - Methods for determination of breaking strength and breaking extension	Withdrawn
BS 1932-2:1989	Testing the strength of yarns and threads from packages - Methods for determination of knot strength and loop strength	Current
BS ISO 10290:1993	Textiles. Cotton yarns. Specifications	Current
BS ISO 17202:2002	Textiles. Determination of twist in single spun yarns. Untwist/retwist method	Current
BS EN ISO 2061:2010	Textiles. Determination of twist in yarns. Direct counting method	Current
BS EN ISO 2061:1996	Textiles. Determination of twist in yarns. Direct counting method	Withdrawn
BS ISO 6741-1:1989	Textiles. Fibres and yarns. Determination of commercial mass of consignments - Mass determination and calculations	Current
BS ISO 6741-2:1987	Textiles. Fibres and yarns. Determination of commercial mass of consignments - Methods for obtaining laboratory samples	Current
BS ISO 6741-3:1987	Textiles. Fibres and yarns. Determination of commercial mass of consignments - Specimen cleaning procedures	Current
BS EN 12590:2000	Textiles. Industrial sewing threads made wholly or partly form synthetic fibres	Current
BS EN 14621:2005	Textiles. Multifilament yarns. Methods of test for textured or non-textured filament yarns	Current
BS EN 12562:1999	Textiles. Para-aramid multifilament yarns. Test methods	Current
BS EN 12751:1999	Textiles. Sampling of fibres, yarns and fabrics for testing	Current
BS EN ISO 2060:1995	Textiles. Yarn from packages. Determination of linear density (mass per unit length) by the skein method	Current
BS EN ISO 2062:1995	Textiles. Yarns from packages. Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 2062:2009	Textiles. Yarns from packages. Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break using constant rate of extension (CRE) tester	Current
BS ISO 6939:1988	Textiles. Yarns from packages. Method of test for breaking strength of yarn by the skein method	Current

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Committees (5)

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Committee Reference	Title
TCI/66	Apparel and interior textiles
TCI/80	Chemical testing of textiles
TCI/69	Footwear, leather and coated fabrics
TCI/24	Physical testing of textiles
TCI/77	Ropes and cordage and fishing nets

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