EN 14697 Textiles. Terry towels and terry towel fabrics. Specification and methods of test

Approved by CEN on 24 March 2005. — CEN, 2005. — 14 p.This document specifies minimum requirements for properties and test methods for the evaluation of new readymade terry towels and to new terry fabrics, for contract and domestic use.
This document covers woven terry structures only.
This document does not cover towels used in the health care sector (see ENV 14237) or cabinet roller towels (see EN 13569).Foreword
Scope
Normative references
Terms and definitions
Minimum requirements
Marking
Annex A (normative) Determination of the total mass
Annex B (normative) Determination of the time of absorption
Annex C (informative) Terry ratio or pile to ground ratio