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Knitted polyester/cellulosic blended fabric — Specification 
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This Draft Uganda Standard, DUS DEAS 222: 20 16, Knitted polyester/cellulosic blended fabric — 
Specification,  is identical with  and has been reproduced from a Draft East African Standard, DEAS 222 : 
2016 , Knitted polyester/cellulosic blended fabric — Specification,  and is being proposed for adoption as a 
Uganda Standard. 
This standard cancels and replaces US 360:2002, Specification for knitted polyster/cellulosic blended fabric, 
which has been technically revised. 
This standard was developed by the Subcommittee on Textiles and textile products (SC 1) under the Textiles, 
leather, paper and related products’ Standards Technical Committee (UNBS/TC 7).  
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 Contents Page 
Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................ iv 
1 Scope ...................................................................................................................................................... 1  
2 Normative referen ces ............................................................................................................................ 1  
3 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................................................ ......... 2 
3.1 Composition  ................................ ................................ ................................................................ ........... 2 
3.2 Width  ................................ ................................................................ ................................ ....................... 2 
3.3 Piece length  ................................ ................................ ................................................................ ........... 2 
3.4 Dimensional change  ................................................................ ................................ .............................. 2 
3.5 Colour fastness  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..................................... 2 
3.6 Mass per unit area  ................................................................ ................................ .................................  2 
3.7 Bursting strength  ................................................................ ................................ .................................. 2 
4 Grading  ................................ ................................ ................................................................ ................... 2 
5 Resistance to piling  ................................................................ ................................ ............................... 3 
6 Marking and packaging ................................................................ ................................ ......................... 3 
6.1 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................................................ ............... 3 
6.2 Marking ................................................................................................................................................... 3  
7 Sampling ................................................................................................................................................ 3  
Sampling shall be done in accordance with ISO 24153.  ................................................................ ................ 3 
Annex A (normative)  Grading .......................................................................................................................... 4  
Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................................ 5  
 
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Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
In order to achieve this objective, the Community established an East African Standards Committee mandated 
to develop and issue East African Standards.   
The Committee is composed of representatives of the National Standards Bodies in Partner States, together 
with the representatives from the private sectors and consumer organizations. Draft East African Standards 
are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the Partner States. The comments 
received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in accordance with the procedures 
of the Community. 
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
EAS 222 was prepared by Technical Committee EAS/TC 061, Textiles and Textile Products . 
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (EAS 222:2001), which has been technically revised 
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 Knitted polyester/cellulosic blended fabric  Specification 
1 Scope 
This Draft East African Standard specifies the requirements and test methods for knitted polyester/cellulosic 
blended fabric for apparel purposes . 
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. 
ISO 105-B01: Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part B01: Colour fastness to light: Daylight 
ISO 105-B02: Textiles -- Tests for colour fastness -- Part B02: Colour fastness to artificial light: Xenon arc 
fading lamp test  
ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing 
ISO 3758: Textiles -- Care labelling code using symbols 
ISO 12945-2:2000 Textiles -- Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling -- Part 2: 
Modified Martindale method 
ISO 12945-1:2000 Textiles -- Determination of fabric propensity to surface fuzzing and to pilling -- Part 1: 
Pilling box method 
ISO 1833-11, Textiles — Quantitative chemical analysis — Part 11: Mixtures of cellulose and Polyester fibres 
(method using sulphuric acid) 
ISO 13938-2: Textiles -- Bursting properties of fabrics -- Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of 
bursting strength and bursting distension 
ISO 5077, Textiles — Determination of dimensional change in washing and drying 
ISO 22198: Textiles -- Fabrics -- Determination of width and length 
ISO 24153, Random sampling and randomization procedures  
ISO 7771: Textiles -- Determination of dimensional changes of fabrics induced by cold-water immersion 
EAS 237, Methods for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to washing. 
EAS 255, Methods for quantitative chemical analysis of binary fibre mixture. 
EAS 238, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to perspiration.  
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 EAS 244, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to hot pressing. 
EAS 239, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to rubbing  Part 1: Dry and wet 
method. 
EAS 241, Method for determination of colour fastness of textile materials to artificial light (Xenon arc lamp ). 
3 Requirements  
3.1 Composition 
The blend composition when tested in accordance with ISO 1833- 11, shall consist of polyester/cellulosic 
fibres. The proportions shall be as declared in 5.2 (ii), subject to a tolerance o f 5 %. 
3.2 Width 
The width of the fabric when measured in accordance with ISO 22198 shall be as declared subject to a 
tolerance of 3 %. 
3.3 Piece length 
The piece length when determined in accordance with ISO 22198  shall be as declared subject to a toler ance 
of ±1 %. 
3.4 Dimensional change 
When dimensional changes are determined in accordance with ISO 5077 it shall not exceed ±1 %.  
3.5 Colour fastness 
The colourfastness ratings of coloured fabrics shall be as given in Table 1.  
3.6 Mass per unit area 
The mass per unit area of the fabric shall be as declared subject to a tolerance of ±5 %.  
3.7 Bursting strength 
The bursting strength of the fabric shall not be less than 170 kPa. This shall be tested in accordance with ISO 
13938 -2 
Table 1   Colour fastness rating 
Colour fastness to  Rating (Minimum)  Test method  
Change in colour  Staining  
(a) Light  5 - ISO 105 -B01 
(b) Washing  4 4 EAS 237  
(c) Perspiration  4 4 EAS 238  
(d) Rubbing   
Wet  
4  
4  
EAS 239  
Dry 4 4 EAS 239  
(e) Hot pressing  4 4 EAS 244  
4 Grading 
4.1 The grading of the fabric shall be made on the basis of serious, major and minor defects as defined in 
Annex A. For the purpose of grading, in a fabric roll of 100 metres, the number of pieces in a roll shall not be 
more than six, and the shortest piece shall not be less than 3 metres.  
4.1.1  The grading shall be as prescribed in Table 2.   
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Table 2   Grading of fabric 
 
Length of fabric  Type of defects  Number of defects permissible  
100 metres  Serious  Grade A  (firsts)  Grade B (seconds)  
Nil Nil 
Major  Nil 6 
Minor  6 12 
Note  Anything less than Grade B shall be considered a reject  
 
5 Resistance to piling 
When tested in accordance with ISO 12945-1 or ISO 12945-2, the resistance to pilling rating shall not be less 
than 4.  
6 Marking and packaging 
6.1 Packaging 
The fabric shall be rolled and packed in suitable packing material  that protects it from any damage during 
handling, transportation and storage .  
6.2 Marking 
The following information shall be legibly and indelibly marked on a label attached securely to the outer top 
layer of each piece of fabric:  
a) Manufacturer's name and/or trade mark. 
b) Fibre composition and proportion as a percentage .  
c) Width in centimetres.  
d) Length in metres.  
e) Stamp 'SECONDS' or “GRADE B" in clear letters if fabric is not grade A.  
f) Care instructions as given in accordance with ISO 3758 
7 Sampling 
Sampling shall be done in accordance with ISO 24153.    
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 Annex A 
(normative)  
 
Classification of defects in Grading 
A.1. Serious defects 
a) Ladders more than 2.5 cm from the fabric edges  
b) Dropped stitches 
c) Occurrence of more than one needle line 2.5 cm from the fabric edges. 
A.2 Major defects 
a) One continuous needle line more than 2.5 cm from the fabric edges. 
b) Continuous small hole/cuts and holes/cuts of size exceeding 1 cm  
c) Continuous oil and/or other stains and oil and/or other stains of size exceeding 1 cm. 
d) Misprints.  
e) Uneven colour distribution.  
f) Distortion of designs of more than 5 cm  
A.3 Minor defects 
a) Mixed thread  
b) Bleeding of prints  
c) Stenter curved sides  
d) Needle lines up to 15 cm length 
e) Holes of size below 1 cm.  
f) Non-continuous colour and/or other stains of size below 1 cm   
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 Bibliography