This standard specifies a method for the preparation, marking and measuring of textile fabrics, garments and fabric assemblies for use in tests for assessing dimensional change after a specified treatment, e.g. washing, dry cleaning, soaking in water and steaming, following the procedures in GB/T 8629, GB/T 19981, GB/T 8631, ISO 15797 and FZ/T 20021.
This standard is applicable to woven and knitted fabrics and made-up textile articles but not applicable to certain upholstery coverings.
Foreword I 1 Scope 2 Normative References 3 Principle 4 Apparatus 5 Atmospheres for Conditioning and Testing 6 Fabric Specimen 7 Garment 8 Flat Made-up Textile Articles 9 Treatment of Specimens and the Dimension Measurement after Treatment 10 Result Expression 11 Test Report Appendix A (Informative) Marking of Narrow Fabric Specimen