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Work Item: ASTM WK30250 - New Test Methods for Wale and Course Count of Weft Knit Fabrics


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1. Scope

To provide instructions for performing wale and course counts on a broad range of knitted fabric construction types found in casual wearing apparel including illustrations with wale and courses highlighted. Knitted fabric count is used as a descriptor for the purchase of fabrics intended for textile products, therefore, instructions for deriving a wale and course counts is important to buyer and seller understanding and is related to understaniding performance in light on consumer product use. Some weft knit fabrics are difficult is see and count the wale and courses.


Keywords

fabric count, knit fabrics, wale, course, weft knit

The title and scope are in draft form and are under development within this ASTM Committee.

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Work Item Status:
Date Initiated:09-01-2010
Technical Contact: Norma Keyes

Status: Draft Under Development

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