Reaffirmed 2023

1. SCOPE

This standard prescribes method for determination of percentage by weight of warp threads and weft threads in woven fabrics irrespective of their composition (that is, whether they are made of silk, cotton, man-made fibres etc.) and also gives the percentage by weight of extra threads used for ornamentation in buttas, body portion and / or border separately. Separate procedures have been prescribed for determination of:

a) Percentage by weight of warp and weft of woven fabrics without extra threads; and

b) Percentage by weight of warp and weft of woven fabrics with extra threads.

2. REFERENCES

The standards listed in Annex A contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards.