• There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert

BS 4134:1990

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Method for designation of ticket numbers of industrial sewing threads

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-08-1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Method
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Principle
4. Designation of ticket number
5. Conversion factors
6. Formula for deriving 3-ply metric count equivalents
7. Formula for deriving 3-ply cotton count equivalents

Method for sewing threads made wholly or in part from man-made fibres or from cotton.

This British Standard describes a method for designation of ticket numbering of industrial sewing threads.

It covers sewing threads made wholly or in part from man-made fibres and sewing threads made from cotton.

Formulae for deriving 3-ply metric and 3-ply cotton equivalents, on which the BS ticket numbers are based, are given.

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee
TCI/100
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 89/41163 DC and BS 4134(1983) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2011. (10/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
8
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 2574-1:1991 Lower limb orthoses Guide to the design and manufacture of lower limb orthoses, excluding foot orthoses
BS 7318:1990 Specification for industrial sewing threads made from linen (flax) or cotton
BS 8479:2008 Textiles. Method for determination of the propensity of fabrics to snagging. Rotating chamber method

BS 4985:1973 Conversion table for replacing traditional yarn numbers by rounded values in the Tex System

View more information
£126.00
Excluding VAT

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.