Textiles - Terry towels and terry towel fabrics - Specification and methods of test

This document specifies minimum requirements for properties and test methods for the evaluation of new ready-made terry towels and to new terry fabrics, for contract and domestic use.
This document covers woven terry structures only.
This document does not cover towels used in the health care sector (see ENV 14237) or cabinet roller towels (see EN 13569).

Textilien - Frottierhandtücher und Frottiergewebe - Anforderungen und Prüfverfahren

Dieses Dokument legt die Mindestanforderungen an die Eigenschaften und Prüfverfahren zur Bewertung von
neuen konfektionierten Frottierhandtüchern und neuen Frottiergeweben für den gewerblichen und häuslichen
Einsatz fest.
Dieses Dokument umfasst nur Frottiergewebe.
Dieses Dokument gilt nicht für Handtücher im Bereich des Gesundheitswesens (siehe ENV 14237) oder
Rollenhandtücher für Handtuchspender (siehe EN 13569).

Textiles - Serviettes éponges et tissus éponges - Spécifications et méthodes d'essai

Tekstilije - Brisače in frotir - Specifikacije in metode preskušanja

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Published
Publication Date
30-Jun-2005
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
01-Jul-2005
Due Date
01-Jul-2005
Completion Date
01-Jul-2005

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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.QMDTextilien - Frottierhandtücher und Frottiergewebe - Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenTextiles - Serviettes éponges et tissus éponges - Spécifications et méthodes d'essaiTextiles - Terry towels and terry towel fabrics - Specification and methods of test97.160Tekstilije za dom. PeriloHome textiles. LinenICS:Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z:EN 14697:2005SIST EN 14697:2005en01-julij-2005SIST EN 14697:2005SLOVENSKI
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EUROPEAN STANDARDNORME EUROPÉENNEEUROPÄISCHE NORMEN 14697May 2005ICS 97.160English versionTextiles - Terry towels and terry towel fabrics - Specification andmethods of testTextiles - Serviettes éponges et tissus éponges -Spécifications et méthodes d'essaiTextilien - Frottierhandtücher und Frottiergewebe -Anforderungen und PrüfverfahrenThis European Standard was approved by CEN on 24 March 2005.CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this EuropeanStandard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such nationalstandards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translationunder the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the officialversions.CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATIONCOMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATIONEUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNGManagement Centre: rue de Stassart, 36
B-1050 Brussels© 2005 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reservedworldwide for CEN national Members.Ref. No. EN 14697:2005: ESIST EN 14697:2005



EN 14697:2005 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword.3 1 Scope.4 2 Normative references.4 3 Terms and definitions.5 4 Minimum requirements.5 5 Marking.10 Annex A (normative)
Determination of the total mass.11 Annex B (normative)
Determination of the time of absorption.12 Annex C (informative)
Terry ratio or pile to ground ratio.13 Bibliography.14
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EN 14697:2005 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 14697:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2005, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by November 2005. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. SIST EN 14697:2005



EN 14697:2005 (E) 4 1 Scope This document specifies minimum requirements for properties and test methods for the evaluation of new ready-made terry towels and to new terry fabrics, for contract and domestic use. This document covers woven terry structures only. This document does not cover towels used in the health care sector (see ENV 14237) or cabinet roller towels (see EN 13569). 2 Normative references The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 1773, Textiles - Fabrics - Determination of width and length EN 12127, Textiles - Fabrics - Determination of mass per unit area using small samples EN 20139, Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139:2005) EN 25077, Textiles - Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying (ISO 5077:1984) EN ISO 105-B02, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc fading lamp test (ISO105-B02:1994) EN ISO 105-C06, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part C06: Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering (ISO105-C06:1994) EN ISO 105-C09, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part C09: Colour fastness to domestic and commercial laundering - Oxidative bleach response using a non-phosphate reference detergent incorporating a low temperature bleach activator (ISO105-C09:2001) EN ISO 105-E01, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part E01: Colour fastness to water (ISO105-E01:1994) EN ISO 105-E03, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part E03: Colour fastness to chlorinated water (swimming-pool water) (ISO105-E03:1994) EN ISO 105-N01, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part N01: Colour fastness to bleaching: Hypochlorite EN ISO 105-N02, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part N02: Colour fastness to bleaching: Peroxide (ISO105-N02:1993) EN ISO 105-X12, Textiles - Tests for colour fastness - Part X12: Colour fastness to rubbing (ISO105-X12:2001) EN ISO 3696, Water for analytical laboratory use - Specification and test methods (ISO 3696:1987) EN ISO 6330, Textiles - Domestic washing and drying procedures for textile testing (ISO 6330:2000) EN ISO 13934-1, Textiles - Tensile properties of fabrics - Part 1: Determination of maximum force and elongation at maximum force using the strip method (ISO 13934-1:1999) EN ISO 13936-2, Textiles - Determination of the slippage resistance of yarns at a seam in woven fabrics - Part 2: Fixed load method (ISO 13936-2:2004) SIST EN 14697:2005



EN 14697:2005 (E) 5 EN ISO 13938-1, Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 1: Hydraulic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension (ISO 13938-1:1999) EN ISO 13938-2, Textiles - Bursting properties of fabrics - Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of bursting strength and bursting distension (ISO 13938-2:1999) ISO 3758, Textiles - Care labelling code using symbols ISO 5351, Pulps - Determination of limiting viscosity number in cupri-ethylenediamine (CED) solution ISO 7211-3, Textiles - Woven fabrics - Construction - Methods of analysis - Part 3: Determination of crimp of yarn in fabric 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 domestic use use of terry towels or other items made from terry fabrics in private homes 3.2 contract use uses other than domestic, e.g. in hotels, restaurants, schools, etc. 3.3 terry fabric (woven) warp-pile fabric in which loops are created, without positive assistance, by varying the relative positions of the fell and the reed. A high tension is applied to the ground warp and a very low tension to the pile warp 3.4 total mass mass of one ready-made terry towel (i.e. the average of five towels) 3.5 terry ratio length of the pile yarn removed divided by the length of the sample (see ISO 7211-3) 4 Minimum requirements 4.1 General All items shall be tested as received, i.e. new and not used or laundered, unless stated otherwise in this document. 4.2 Minimum requirements for terry towels and terry towel fabrics When tested in accordance with the corresponding test methods, ready-made terry towels and terry towel fabrics shall meet the requirements specified in this document. Requirements marked with “x” in the column “towels” apply to terry towels; requirements marked with “x” in the column “fabrics” apply to terry towel fabrics. Table 1 contains the requirements for contract use, whereas Table 2 contains the requirements for domestic use. SIST EN 14697:2005



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