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TCI/100/-/3 - Descriptions - fabrics, fibres and yarns

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Textile and leather technology | Textile fibres. Man-made

Overview: Under the direction of TCI/100 is responsible for the UK input into ISO/TC 38/SC 23 Fibres and yarns and ISO/TC 38/SC 20 Fabric descriptions

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BS ISO 26612 Natural Cellulosic Fibres--Determination of Cellulose Degree of Polymerization — Ionic Liquids Method

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-10-30 		Drafting
BS ISO 25205-3 Textiles — Thermal shrinkage of man-made filament yarns —. Part 3: Determination in dry-hot air (measurement during shrinkage)

Categories: Yarns

Comment resolution begins : 2027-02-18 		Comment resolution
BS ISO 25205-2 Textiles — Thermal shrinkage of man-made filament yarns —. Part 2: Determination in dry-hot air (measurement after shrinkage)

Categories: Yarns

Comment resolution begins : 2026-09-29 		Comment resolution
BS ISO 24885 Textiles — Yarns -Test method for flex frictional fatigue of textile yarns using roller tester

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
BS ISO 24881 Textiles — Synthetic monofilament yarns — Test method for bending resistance properties

Categories: Yarns

Public comment begins : 2026-05-11 		Public comment
BS ISO 21235 Textiles — Determination of pure cashmere content in raw cashmere — Near infrared spectrometry

Categories: Textile fibres. Natural

Comment resolution begins : 2027-02-24 		Comment resolution
BS ISO 18596 Test method for staple length of dehaired cashmere — Hand-arranging method

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2027-02-24 		Drafting
BS ISO 18066 Textiles — Thermal shrinkage of man-made filament yarns —. Part 1: Determination in boiling water

Categories: Yarns

Comment resolution begins : 2026-09-25 		Comment resolution
BS ISO 12945-5 ISO/NP 12945-5 : Textiles – Determination·of·fabric·propensity·to·surface·fuzzing·and·to·pilling – Part 5 : Assessment·of·pilling,·fuzzing·or·matting·by·digital·analysis

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2025-06-27 		Drafting
BS EN ISO 25086-2 Textiles — Determination of the snagging resistance of fabrics —. Part 2: Rotating chamber test method using pins

Categories: Textile fabrics

Drafting begins : 2026-07-22 		Drafting
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