A-A-886 Towels, Bath, (Terry)

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A-A-886A

Salient Characteristics. This commercial item description covers the requirements for cotton terry-cloth towels. The towels shall be bleached white or dyed, as specified. The cloth shall consist of warp and filling ground yarns and warp pile yarns, woven with a terry weave. When specified, each towel shall be marked “US” in 1 inch block letters in a black medium to be centered in the border on one end of the towel. The “US” marking shall conform to type IV, class 9 of DDD-L-20.

Material. The ground warp and filling yarns for all Types and sizes of towels, except the Type I, 24 X 50 inch towel, shall be cotton or polyester/cotton which may contain up to 70% polyester with the remaining percentage cotton. The pile warp yarns shall be 100% cotton which has been spun into singles yarn. The overall fiber content of the Type I, 24 X 50 inch towel shall be 100% cotton. The thread for hemming shall conform to the requirements of A-A-52094. The thread size for end hems shall be ticket No. 40, 3 ply or ticket No. 50, 3 ply. The thread sizes for the size hem (styles B and C only) shall be ticket No. 50, 3 ply for the needle thread and ticket No. 70, 2 ply or ticket No. 50, 3 ply for the looper thread. The color of the thread shall match the color of the towel. A textured minimum and 10,000 yards per pound minimum may be used as an alternate thread for the 401 stitch. The color of the thread shall match the color of the towel.

Label. A commercial type label is acceptable. The commercial label shall include fiber content information.

Sizes and Measurements. The finished borders, selvages, and hems, shall conform to the measurements below.

Table I. Borders Without Terry Loops 1/

1/ A woven border at the end hem, up to 3/4 inch wide, is permissible.