ASTM D3693-91(1996)e1

Standard Specification for Labeled Length per Holder of Sewing Thread

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers requirements for the labeled lengths of sewing threads of all materials.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Dec-1995
• ICS: 55.060 - Spools. Bobbins
• ICS: 59.080.20 - Yarns
• Technical Committee: D13 - Textiles
• Drafting Committee: D13.58 - Yarns and Fibers

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM D3693-02 - Standard Specification for Labeled Length per Holder of Sewing Thread
• Effective Date: 10-Sep-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D4849-21 - Standard Terminology Related to Yarns and Fibers
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1996
• Referred By: ASTM D204-02(2021) - Standard Test Methods for Sewing Threads
• Effective Date: 01-Jan-1996

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: D 3693 – 91 (Reapproved 1996)
Standard Specification for
Labeled Length per Holder of Sewing Thread
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 3693; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
e NOTE—Editorial changes were made throughout in November 1996.
TABLE 1 Minimum Length for Individual Home Sewing Spools
1. Scope
Labeled Length, m Minimum % Allowed
1.1 This specification covers requirements for the labeled
0 to 40 98.5
lengths of sewing threads of all materials.
Over 40 to 85 98
Over 85 to 140 97.5
2. Referenced Documents
Over 140 to 300 97
Over 300 to 1000 96
2.1 ASTM Standards:
2 Over 1000 95
D 123 Terminology Relating to Textiles
D 204 Methods of Testing Sewing Threads
3. Terminology
4.5 If the initial sample consists of fewer than ten holders
and the average length measured fails to conform to the
3.1 Definitions:
requirements of 4.1 but meets those of 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4, as
3.1.1 thread holder, n—the support package on which
appropriate, take additional specimens from the lot and test
sewing yarn is wound.
until a total of ten have been measured. Reevaluate the results
3.1.1.1 Discussion—This support package enables sewing
of these ten specimens against the requirements of 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
yarn to be securely placed for subsequent transportation,
or 4.4, as appropriate. If the new average conforms with the
storage, and utilization. These support packages may be in the
requirements of 4.1 and the individual holders with the
form of a cone, spool, tube, or bobbin.
requirements of 4.2, 4.3, or 4.4, as appropriate, consider the lot
3.1.2 sewing thread, n—a flexible small-diameter yarn or
acceptable.
strand, usually treated with a surface coating, lubricant, or
4.5.1 If the original lot consists of fewer than ten holders,
both, intended to be used to stitch one or more pieces of
the supplementary sample will be one half of the holders
material or an object to a material.
remaining in the lot following the initial sampling.
3.1.3 For definitions of other textile terms used in this
specification, refer to Terminology D 123.
5. Sampling
4. Requirements
5.1 Lot—Unless otherwise agreed upon between the pur-
chaser and supplier, a lot shall be a discrete manufacturing unit
4.1 The average for all holders shall equal or exceed the
or a billed quantity of a specific color, ticket size, and length
labeled length.
put-up of thread. A billed quantity can consist of a single unit,
4.2 For home sewing spools, the observed length of indi-
a carton, box, or multiple units of either, containing a number
vidual holders shall equal or exceed the percent of labeled
of holders of thread.
length shown in Table 1.
4.3 For ready-made bobbins, the observed length of indi-
NOTE 1—An adequate specification or other agreement between the
vidual holders shall equal or exceed 97 % of the labeled length.
purchaser and the supplier requires taking into account variability between
4.4 For all other holders, when the sample size is nine or shipping units, between packages, or ends within shipping unit, and
between specimens from a single package so as to provide a sampling plan
fewer, the observed length of individual holders shall equal or
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