Shrinkage Standards

Shrinkage Standards

Standards for Shrinkage of Sanforized Labeled Woven Fabrics
Woven fabrics shall not either shrink or gain in excess of 1% in either the warpwise or the weftwise direction when subjected to the wash-test method of the ISO 6330. With Tumbledrier and on making ups the dimensional change can be 1.5% higher.

Standards for Shrinkage of Sanfor-Knit Labeled Knit Fabrics
Knit fabrics shall not either shrink or gain in excess of 5% in either the longitudinal or the cross direction when subjected to the wash-test ISO 6330 (60 degree Celsius, tumble dry).

The labels SANFOR PLUS (with resin finishing), SANFOR PLUS 2 (blended fabrics with resin finishing, and SANFOR SET (liquid ammonia treatment) are not much in use. Details on request.

Printed ISO test methods are under copyright!
Please contact your nearest ISO office or Beuth Verlag, Berlin, Germany.

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