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Crocking Cloth & Cotton Lawn
Used in a Crockmaster (Crockmeter) to check the amount of dye transfer, following a dry or wet rub fastness test
Customers can use our crocking cloth’s and cotton lawns alongside our Crockmaster (Crockmeter) instrument as a way of assessing the amount of dye transfer following the completion of either a dry or wet rub fastness test. A range of materials can be assessed in this manner, including carpets, laminates and printing inks as well as coated and painted surfaces.
The fabric to be sampled is rubbed under controlled conditions against the white crocking cloth. The subsequent degree of colour transfer is then evaluated via the use of a grey scale, as a method for evaluating staining and is then graded.
Every metre of test cloth is rigorously inspected to ensure that you receive faultless material.
Supplied the metre or as crocking squares (cut pieces) - 5 x 5cm with straight or gimped edges.
We supply European (ISO) and American (AATCC) material. (The specifications are different and are not interchangeable.)
The perfect partnership
As designers and producers of both instruments and test materials, our team has an in-depth understanding of testing conditions and requirements, to provide you with the best solution possible.
Standards
- AATCC TM 132
- ISO 105-F09
Sizes
- Cotton Lawn - per pack (1m) approx. 140cm wide
- Crocking Cloths - per pack (500 pieces) 5 x 5cm (straight edges)
- Crocking Cloths - per pack (500 pieces) 5 x 5cm (gimped edges)
- AATCC Crocking Cloth - per pack (1m) approx. 140cm wide
- AATCC Crocking Cloths - per pack (1000 pieces) 5 x 5cm (straight edges)
- AATCC Crocking Cloths - per pack (1000 pieces) 5 x 5cm (gimped/zig zag edges)
I visited James Heal's premises several years ago and was impressed by their in-house Test Materials centre, and the strict quality assurance procedures their team followed to produce the best quality products
Use a James Heal Grey Scale to give an accurate assessment of colour transfer to the crocking cloth.