(Reaffirmed 2001)

IS:181-1984

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
LEOPARD CLOTH
( Second Revision )
Cotton and Cotton Products Sectional Committee, TDC 2
Chuirman Re/wcscating
SHRIA. SUBRAMANIAY Madura Coats Limited, Madurai
Members
SHRI A. CHELLARAJ ( Alternate to
Shri A. Subramaniam )
DRN. BALASUBRAYANIAM The Bombay Textile Research Association, Bombay
SHRI M. K. BARDHAN Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
SHRI N. K. NAQPAL ( Aftemate )
SRRI A. T. BASAK Inspection Wing, Directorate General of Supplies &
Disposals, New Delhi
CAPT A. C. BHATIA Naval Headquarters
CDR S. P. DUTT ( Altemate)
DR H. P. BHATTACHARYA National Textile Corporation Ltd, New Delhi
SHRI P. P. CHECKER ( Ahmate)
SHRI G. N. CHATTERJI Ministry of Defence ( R&D )
SHKI R. GHOSH ( Alternate )
DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOMS & Government of Tamil Nadu
TEXTILES
SPECIAL OFBICER,
TAMIL NADU HANDLOOM
WEAVERS Co-OP SOCIETY
LTD, MADRAS ( Alternate )
SHRI A. GEOSH National Test House, Calcutta
SRRI K. K. GOEL Textiles Committee, Bombay
SHRI R. V. NANDREKAR ( Alternate )
SHRI K. G~PINATH Jaya Shree Textiles & Industries, Rishra
SHRI MONCY JOHN ( Alternate )
SBRI R. N. JOSHI The Bombay Millowners’ Association, Bombay
SHRI R. M. IMERCHANT The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council,
Bombay
SHRI C. A. CRASTO ( Alternate )
PROP D. V. MUNISWAMY Government of Karnataka
SHRI GAUTAMBHAI S. NANAVATY The Ahmedabad Textile Mills’ Association,
Ahmadabad
DR P. R. ROY ( Alternate )
SHRI T. RANQASWAMY The Southern India Mills’ Association, Coimbatore
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Members Representing
SHRI T. V. RATNAM South India Textile Research Association,
Coimbatore
SHRI UTTAM SINQH SAOHDEVA DCM Ltd, Delhi
SHRI N. S. SHARMA The All India Federation of Co-operative Spinning
Mills Ltd, Bombay
SHRI M. G. SOUHANI Keshavlal Talakchand ( Pvt ) Ltd, Bombay
SERI BASUDEV SOEZANI The East India Cotton Association Ltd, Bombay
SHRI CHANDRASINE HANSRAJ
MIRANI ( Alternate )
DR T. V. K. SRIVASTAVA Office of the Textile Commissioner, Bombay
SHRI S. P. GROSAL ( Alternate )
SHRI N. R. SUBBARAMAN Calico Mills, Ahmadahad
SHRI V. N. SUBBA RAO Binny Limited, Madras
DR V. SUNDARAM Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi ’
DR V. G. MUXSEI ( Alternata )
SHRI S. M. CRAKRABORTY, Director General, IS1 ( Ex-ojkio Member )
Director ( Tex )
Secretary
&RI D. R. KORLI
Senior Deputy Director ( Tex ), ISI

Cotton and Cotton Products Subcommittee, TDC 2 : 1

Convener
SHRI UTTAM SINUHSAOHDEVA DCM Ltd, Delhi
Mcmbcrr
SHRI P. LAL ( Alternate to
Shri Uttam Singh Sachdeva )
SHRI A. T. BASAK Inspection Wing, Directorate General of Supplies &
Disposals, New Delhi
SHRI D. K. NANDY ( Alternate ) - .
SHRI R. DHARMARAJAN Modi Spinning & Weaving Mills Co Ltd, Modinagar
SHRI M. S. DHILL~N Calico Mills, Ahmadabad
SRRI R. N. JOSHI The Bombay Millowners’ Association, Bombay
PROF R. C. D. KAUSHIK The Technological Institute of Textiles, Bhiwani
SHRI VINAYAK HARISHORANDRA The Deccan Co-operative Spinning Mills Ltd.
MHATRE Ichalkaranji ( Distt Kolhapur )
SHRI N. K. NAQPAL Ministry of Defence ( DGI )
KUXARI L. C. PATEL ( Allernate )
SARI GAUTAMBHAI S. NANAVATY The Ahmedabad Textile Mills’ Association,
Ahmadabad
SHRI K. R. SITWALA ( Alternafe )
SHRI P. M. NEVATIA The Century Spinning & Manufacturing Company
Limited, Bombay
SARI MAHESH SHARMA ( Alternate )
SHRI K.R. RAQHINA The Bombay Millowners’ Association, Bombay
SHRI T. RANaASWAraY The Southern India Mills’ Association, Coimbatore
DR P. R. ROY The Ahmedabad Textile Mills’ Association,
Ahmadabad
SHRI C. G. SHROFF Standard Mills Co Ltd, Bombay
DR T. V. K. SRIVASTAVA Office of the Textile Commissioner, Bombay
Snar S. P. GHOSAL ( Alternhtc )
DR N. P. WA~LE The Textile Corporation of Marathwada Ltd,
Aurangabad
SRRI J. N. DESAI ( Alternate )
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 IS : 181.1984

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
LEOPARD CLOTH

( Second Revision )

0. FOREWORD
0.1 This Indian Standard ( Second Revision ) was adopted by the
Indian Standards Institution on 3 1 January 1984, after the draft finalized
by the Cotton and Cotton Products Sectional Committee had been
approved by the Textile Division Council.
0.2 This standard, originally published in 1951, was first revised in 1965.
In the second revision, the requirements for ends and picks have been
rationalized and the tolerances in respect of them modified. Opportunity
has also been taken to make reference to the latest versions of the relevant
Indian Standards on methods of test and to make the standard up-to-
date in other respects.
0.3 The variety of cloth covered in this standard is based on quality
No. 3 of G/Tex/C-140 C ‘Cloth, cotton, plain, grey’, issued by the
Directorate General of Supplies 8r. Disposals, Government of India.
0.4 The cloth covered in this specification is a type of inferior sheeting
distinguished by its width which is less than the usual width of sheeting.
It is generally marketed in the grey state and is used as coverlets for
quilts.
0.5 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this
standard is complied with, the final value, observed or calculated,
expressing the result of a test, shall be rounded off in accordance
with IS : 2-1960*. The number of significant places retained in the
rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified value in
this standard.

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard prescribes constructional details and other requirements
of leopard cloth, grey.

*Rules for rounding off numercial values ( reuiscd ).

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2. MANUFACTURE
2.1 Yarn - The cotton yarn used in the manufacture of the cloth shall
be satisfactory in evenness and reasonably free from neps and other
spinning defects.
2.2 Cloth
2.2.1 The cloth shall be woven in plain weave.
2.2.2 The cloth shall be reasonably free from spinning and weaving
defects.
2.2.3 The cloth shall not be calendered.

3. REQUIREMENTS
3.1 The constructional particulars of the leopard cloth shall be as given
in Table 1 except the counts of the warp and weft yarns which have been
given only for guidance.
3.2 The cloth shall also conform to the chemical requirements given in
Table 2.
3.3 Sealed Sample - If in order to illustrate indeterminable character-
istics, such as general appearance, lustre and feel of the leopard cloth
a sample has been agreed upon and sealed, the supply shall be in con-
formity with the sample in such respects.
3.3.1 The custody of the sealed sample shall be a matter of prior
agreement between the buyer and the seller.

4. MARKING
4.1 The cloth shall be marked with the following:
a) Name of the material;
b) Length and width of the piece;
c) Manufacturer’s name, initials or trade-mark, if any; and
d) Month and year of manufacture.
4.1.1 The cloth may also be marked with the IS1 Certification Mark.
NOTE - The use of the ISI Certification Mark is governed by the provisions of the
Indian Standards Institution ( Certification Marks ) Act and the Rules and Regu-
lations made thereunder. The IS1 Mark on products covered by an Indian Standard
conveys the assurance that they have been produced to comply with the require-
ments of that standard under a well-defined system of inspection, testing and quality
control which is devised and supervised by IS1 and operated by the producer. IS1
marked products are also continuously checked by IS1 for conformity to that
standard as a further safeguard. Details of conditions under which a licence for the
use of the IS1 Certification Mark may be granted to manufacturers or processors,
may be obtained from the Indian Standards Institution.
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 TABLE 1 CONSTRUCTIONAL PARTICULARS OF LEOPARD CLOTH
( c1uusc 3.1 )

.\pPROXlXATE COUNT OB ENDS/ PICKS/ MASS/ BREAKING LOAD ON 5.0 x 20 cm LENQTH, WIDTH
YARN COTTON COUNT ( Tex ) cm cm me STRIPS ( RAVELLED STRIP Min
C--------h_-----~ METHOD ), Min
Warp Weft C_--__h_----~
Warpway Weftway

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

g N (kgf ) N ( kgf ) m cm
18s ( 32 tex ) 18s ( 32 tex ) 19 17 120 275 ( or 28 ) 255 ( or 26 ) 36 or 100 or as
as agreed as agreed

TOLERBKCE - + 5 per- + 5 per- - - *2cm

cLnt + 5 per- -
cent 1 cent
UC
- 2’5 per- - 2’5 per- - 2’5 per-
cent cent cent

METHOD OF TEST - IS: 1963-1981* IS: 1964-1970t IS : 1969-1968$ IS : 1954-19695

NOTE - One newton ( N ) is approximately equal to O-102 kgf.

*Methods for determination of threads per unit length in woven fabrics ( secondreGo* ).
iMethods for determination of weight per square metre and weight per linear metre of fabrics (Jirst reuision ).
SMethod for determination of breaking load and elongation at break of woven textile fabrics (Jirst revision ).
§Methods for determination of length and width of fabrics (~?rstmi~h~n).
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TABLE 2 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS OF LEOPARD CLOTH

( Clause 3.2 )

SL CHARACTERISTIII REQUIREYENT METHOD OB TEST

No.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

i) Scouring loss, percent, Max 10 IS : 1383-1977;
(Mild method )
ii) pH value 6.0 to 8.5 IS : 1390-1961t
( Cold method )

*Methods for determination of scouring loss in grey and finished cotton textile Q
materials (Jitsr revision
).
tMethods for determination of PH value of aqueous extracts of textile materials.

5. PACKING
5.1 The cloth shall be packed in bales or cases in conformity with the
procedure laid down in IS : 1347-1972* or IS : 293-19807, as required.

6. SAMPLING
6.1 The scale of sampling and criteria for conformity in respect of the
physical characteristics, namely, ends and picks, mass, breaking load,
length and width, shall be as given in IS : 3919-1966:.
6.2 The scale of sampling and criteria for conformity in respect of the
chemical characteristics, namely, scouring loss and pH value, shall be as
given in IS : 5463-19695.

eSpecification for inland packaging of cotton cloth and yarn (Jrst revision ).
tCode for seaworthy packaging of cotton yarn and cloth ( third revision ).
IMethods for sampling cotton fabrics for determination of physical characteristics.
§Methods for sampling of cotton fabrics for chemical tests.