Revised Standard from Last Update.

NATIONAL FOREWORD

This Indian Standard (Second Revision) which is identical with ISO 3758 : 2012 ‘Textiles - Care labelling code using symbols’ issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards on recommendation of Made-up Textiles (Including Ready-Made Garments) Sectional Committee and approval of the Textiles Division Council.

This standard was originally published in 1997 and was based on ISO 3758 : 1991 ‘Textiles - Care labelling code using symbols’. The first revision was undertaken to align it with ISO 3758 : 2005 by adoption under dual numbering system. Since the revised version of ISO 3758 : 2012 has been published, the present revision has been undertaken to harmonize it with the latest version of ISO 3758 : 20120.

The major changes in this revision are as follows:

a) Definition 2.4.2 natural drying has been revised;

b) Symbols for natural drying processes have been added in the new Table 4 and Annex C of the 2005 edition has been deleted;

c) Subclause 4.3 Use of symbols has been revised as in this edition;

d) The symbols for bleaching in Table 2 have been technically revised and one symbol concerning bleaching has been changed; and

e) In Table 6, Symbols for professional textile care, a symbol for “do not professional wet clean” has been added in this edition. Some editorial changes have also been made.