Subject Area | Textiles |
Year of Declaration | 2008 |
Status | Voluntary |
ICS Number | 59.080.30 |
Stage | Current |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Price | Available on request |
Specifies three methods for the determination of the number of threads per centimetre in woven fabrics. Any of the three methods may be used, the choice depending on the character of the fabric. However, in case of dispute method A is recommended. Method A: Dissection of fabric, suitable for all fabrics. The most laborious method but has fewer limitations than the others; in particular, it is the only one that is really suitable for the examination of certain folded structures and other complicated weaves. Method B: Counting glass, suitable for woven fabrics with more than 50 threads per centimetre. Method C: Traversing thread counter, suitable fro all fabrics. Where the number of thread counter, suitable for all fabrics.