BS 5815-1:2005 pdf free.Sheets, sheeting,pillowslips, towels,napkins, counterpanes and continental quilt secondary covers suitable for use in thepublic sector — Specification for sheeting,sheetsand pillowslips.
BS 5815-1 This Part of BS 5815 specifies requirements for the materials, manufacture, make-up and testing ofsheeting, sheets and pillowslips for use in the public sector. The dimensions of these articles are alsospecified.
Particular requirements for sheets and pillowslips for rail transport are included in Clause 6 of thisstandard.
Information to be supplied by the purchaser is given in Annex A.NOTE The standard does not apply to resinated sheets.
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For datedreferences, only the edition cited applies.For undated references, the latest edition of the referenceddocument (including any amendments) applies.
BS 2471, Methods of test for textiles — Woven fabrics —Determination of mass per unit length and massper unit area
BS 2610, Method of test for the determination of the cuprammonium fluidity of cotton and certain cellulosicman-made fibres
BS 3870-1,Stitches and seams — Part 1: Classification and terminology of stitch typesBS 3870-2,Stitches and seams — Part 2: Classification and terminology of seam types
BS 4032, Method of test for the determination of certain water- or alkali-soluble additives in cellulosic orsynthetic fibres, yarns and fabrics or yarns and fabrics made from blends of such fibres
BS 4407,Methods for quantitative analysis of fibre mixtures
BS 4560:1990,Specification for fabrics for linings in uniform clothing
BS EN 1049-2,Textiles — Woven fabrics —Construction — Methods of analysis —Part 2: Determinationof the number of threads per unit length
BS EN 1773:1997,Textiles — Fabrics — Determination of width and length
BS EN 12590:2000, Textiles — Industrial sewing threads made uwholly or partly from synthetic fibresBS EN ISO 6330, Textiles — Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing
BS ENISO 13934-1, Textiles—Tensile properties of fabrics—Part 1: Determination of maximum force andelongation at maximum force using three strip method.
Fabric construction Fabric shall be manufactured in accordance with the relevant requirements set out in Table 1 and Table 2(see 6.2 for modifications in the case of sheets and pillowslips for rail transport).
NOTE Fibre blends should be intimately mixed, yarns evenly spun and fabrics uniformly woven. Selvedges should be firm andstraight.
The fabric shall conform to the relevant requirements of ‘Table 2, Table 3 and Table 4 (see 6.2 formodifications in the case of sheets and pillowslips for rail transport).
NOTE The fabric references use letters to describe fabric type, and numbers to describe fabric width.BS 5815-1 pdf download.