EN ISO 18103:2015

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2015
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Superfine woven wool fabric labelling - Requirements for Super S code definition (ISO
18103:2015)
Kennzeichnung von Gewebe aus superfeiner Wolle - Anforderungen an die Definition für
den Super S-Code (ISO 18103:2015)
Etiquetage des étoffes tissées de laine superfine - Exigences de définition de la
codification Super S (ISO 18103:2015)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 18103:2015
ICS:
59.080.30 Tkanine Textile fabrics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 18103
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
March 2015
ICS 59.080.30 Supersedes CWA 16336:2011
English Version
Superfine woven wool fabric labelling - Requirements for Super
S code definition (ISO 18103:2015)
Etiquetage des étoffes tissées de laine superfine - Kennzeichnung von Gewebe aus superfeiner Wolle -
Exigences de définition de la codification Super S (ISO Anforderungen an die Definition für den Super S-Code (ISO
18103:2015) 18103:2015)
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Foreword .3

Foreword
This document (EN ISO 18103:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38 "Textiles" in
collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” the secretariat of which is
held by BSI.
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 18103:2015 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 18103:2015 without any modification.
INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18103
First edition
2015-03-15
Superfine woven wool fabric
labelling — Requirements for Super S
code definition
Étiquetage des étoffes tissées de laine superfine — Exigences de
définition de la codification Super S
Reference number
ISO 18103:2015(E)
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ISO 18103:2015(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope .1
2 Normative references .1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 “Super S” labelling code requirements .1
5 Test method for the determination of mean fibre diameter. 2
5.1 Woven fabric sampling . 2
5.2 Preparation of the test specimen (snippets) . 3
5.3 Test method . 3
5.4 Precision data . 3
Annex A (informative) Example of labelling information to be provided by suppliers of
fabric and garments .4
Annex B (informative) Precision data . 5
Bibliography .8
ISO 18103:2015(E)
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ISO 18103:2015(E)
Introduction
This International Standard has been developed from a CEN Workshop Agreement, CWA 16336
[3]
published in September 2011, which was itself based on the International Wool Textile Organization
[7]
Fabric Labelling Code of Practice: Quality Definitions Relating to “Super S”.
The “Super S” classification for the fineness of wool in woven fabrics and garments goes back to the
traditional English wool grading system as used by the trade in Bradford, England. The foundations of
this system can be described as follows: a yarn, to be even and strong enough for weaving, must contain
a certain minimum number of fibres in its cross section. Therefore, with coarse wool fibres it is possible
to obtain only coarse yarns, while with the fine ones very thin yarns can be spun. This criterion is the
basis of the wool fineness classification. If wool is classified as ‘’Super 120s”, for example, it means that
1 pound of fibre will produce 120 hanks of yarn, each of which is 560 yards long. With a coarser wool
the yarn would be thicker and the number of hanks lower (for instance 80), with a still finer wool on the
contrary the hanks would be more numerous (for instance 150). At the beginning of this century, the
International Wool Textile Organization (IWTO) officially and precisely codified the fineness classes by
fixing for each one of them a maximum limit in microns of mean fibre diameter.
As wool is processed, the diameter of the original fibre used in producing a woven fabric may change due
to structural modification of the fibre and the possible effects of chemicals used during processing, etc.
Consequently, the mean fibre diameter of the fibre extracted from the fabric can be different from the
mean fibre diameter of the fibre used to spin the yarn used in the fabric.
Wool weavers supply their clients with statements concerning the fineness and, on request, with “Super
S” label to be sewn inside garments made with the “Super S” cloth. This is a voluntary label, but it has
to correspond with the code of practice. The fine wool is very expensive, but with it light, soft fabrics
of high wearability and elegance can be produced. A false classification is an act of unfair competition
towards the honest producers and an unfair and deceptive practice to consumers. The whole chain of
production for wool textiles from the grower through to the garment manufacturer will benefit from a
proper understanding and application of the “Super S” code. In addition, retailers and consumers will be
protected from fraud or misunderstandings which originate from ignorance of the classification system.
NOTE 1 pound is equivalent to 0,453 kg; 1 yard is equivalent to 0,914 m.
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