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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Textile garments — Specification — Part 2: Shirts  and blouses  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
 
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  1 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 Additional req uirement s ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................  2 
4.2 Specific requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 2 
4.2.2  Dimensions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............  2 
4.2.3  Number of stitches  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................  2 
5 Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  2 
6 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  2 
Annex  A (informative)  Dimensions of shirts and blouses  ................................ ................................ ............  3 
Bibliography  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................  5 DEAS 1141 -2: 2023  
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East A frican 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.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is compose d of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the comm unity .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are repres entative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
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 Principles and procedures for develop ment of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. U sers of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee re sponsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC /TC 061, Textiles , textile product s 
and accessories . 
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
EAS 1141 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textile garments — Specification : 
⎯ Part 1: General requirements  
⎯ Part 2: Shirts  
⎯ Part 3: T-shirts  
⎯ Part 4: Skirts and dresses  
⎯ Part 5: Jackets and coats  
⎯ Part 6: Cardigans and sweaters  
⎯ Part 7: Trousers and shorts  
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 Textile g arments — Specification — Part 2: Shirts  and blouses  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements, sampling and test methods for shirts  and blouses . 
2 Normative references   
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a w ay that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements 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.  
DEAS 1141 -1, Textile garments — Specification — Part 1: General re quirements  
ISO 2859 -1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes — Part 1: Sampling schemes indexed by 
acceptance quality limit (AQL) for lot -by-lot inspection  
ISO 12945 -2, Textiles — Determination o f fabric propensity to surface pilling, fuzzing or  matting — Part 2: 
Modified Martindale method  
ISO 12947 -1, Textiles — Determination of the abrasion resistance of fabrics by the Martindale method — Part 
1: Martindale abrasion testing apparatus  
ISO 13934 -1, Textiles — Tensile properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of maximum force and 
elongation at maximum force using the strip method  
ISO 13937 -1, Textiles — Tear properties of fabrics — Part 1: Determination of tear force using ballistic 
pendulum met hod (Elmendorf)  
ISO 13938 -2, Textiles — Bursting p roperties of fabrics — Part 2: Pneumatic method for determination of 
bursting strength and bursting distension  
ISO 18890, Clothing — Standard method of garment measurement  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the pu rposes of this document, the terms and definitions  apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at  http://www.is o.org/obp  
3.1  
shirt  
garment  for the upper part o f the body, typically having a collar, sleeves, and front opening  DEAS 1141 -2: 2023  
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blouse  
upper body garment worn by women and girls  
4 Requirements  
4.1 Additional  requirement s 
Shirts shall comply with the colourfastnes s, restricted chemical substances, pH, fibre compo sition, packaging 
and other general requirements specified in D EAS 1141-1. 
4.2 Specific requirements  
4.2.1  Physical and chemical requirements  
Shirts, or the fabric  used for the manufacture of shirts shall c omply with the specific requirements given in 
Table 1 when tested in accordance with the test methods specified therein.  
Table 1 — Specific requirements for shirts  and blouses  or the fabric used to manufacture shirts  and 
blouses  
Parameter  Requirement  Test method  
Breaking strengtha (for both directions) , N, min.   111 
ISO 13934 -1 
Tear strength  a (for both directions), N, min.  20 ISO 13937 -1 
Bursting strengthb, kPa, m in. 160 ISO 13938 -2 
Abrasion resistance at 2 000 rubs  No noticeable wear  ISO 12947 -1 
Piling resistance ( 500 rubs ), min.  4 ISO 129 45-2 
a Applicable to woven and nonwoven garments  
b Applicable to knitted garments . Use a test area of 50 cm2 
 
4.2.2  Dimensions  
The dimensions of shirts and blouses are as given in Annex A for guidance purposes . Garment 
measurements may be carried out i n accordance with ISO 18890 .  
4.2.3  Number of stitches  
The stitches used shall not be less than four stitches per centimetre . 
5 Labelling  
Shirts and blouses shall comply with the labelling requirements in DEAS 1141 -1. 
6 Sampling  
Sampling shall be done in a ccordance with ISO 2859 -1. DEAS 1141 -2: 2023  
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 Annex  A 
(informative)  
 
Dimensions of shirts  and blouses  
Table A.1 and Table A.2 contain dimensions of shirts and blouses for guidance purposes only. Figure A.1 is 
an example of a shirt and a blouse to show measurement points.  
 
Figure A.1 — Examples of a shirt and a blouse  
Table A.1 — Dimensions of men’s and boys’ shirts  
Size designation  Dimension  
Inchesa 
Collar  Chest  Waist  
XXXS  14 30 - 32 24 
XXS 14.5 32 - 34 26 
XS 15 34 - 36 28 
S 15.5 36 - 38 30 
M 16 38 - 40 32 
L 17 40 - 42 34 
XL 17.5 42 - 44 36 
XXL 18.5 44 - 46 38 
XXXL  19.5 46 - 48 40 
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Table A.2 — Dimensions of women’s and girls’ shirts and blouses  
Size designation  Dimension   
inches   
Bust  Waist  
XXXS (2)  28 - 29 22 - 23 
XXS (4)  30 - 31 23 -24 
XS (6)  31 - 32 25 - 26 
S (8)  32 - 33 27 
S (10)  34 - 35 27 - 28 
M (12)  35 - 36 29 – 30 
M (14)  37 - 38 30 - 31 
L (16)  38 - 40 32 - 33 
L (18)  41 - 42 34 - 35 
XL (20)  42 - 43 35 - 36 
XL (22)  44 - 45 37 - 38 
XXL (2 4) 46 - 48 39 - 40 
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 Bibliography  
US 1970 -2: 2021, Textile garments — Specification — Part 2: Shirts 
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