Designation:D3823−07(Reapproved2018)StandardPracticeforDeterminingTicketNumbersforSewingThreads1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD3823;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticeestablishesstandardticketnumbersforsewingthreadregardlessoffibercontentortypeofthread.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard;thevaluesinEnglishunitsareprovidedasinformationonlyandarenotexactequivalents.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD204TestMethodsforSewingThreadsD1907TestMethodforLinearDensityofYarn(YarnNum-ber)bytheSkeinMethodD4849TerminologyRelatedtoYarnsandFibers2.2ANSIStandard:3ANSI/ASQCZ1.4SamplingProceduresforInspectionbyAttributes3.Terminology3.1ForallterminologyrelatingtoD13.58,YarnsandFibers,refertoTerminologyD4849.3.1.1Thefollowingtermsarerelevanttothisstandard:geigethread,sewingthread,ticketnumber.3.2Forallothertermsarerelatedtotextiles,refertoTerminologyD123.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thissystemofsewingthreadticketnumberswasdevelopedtoovercometheconfusionarisingfromtheusebythethreadindustryofamultiplenumberofundefinedandunrelatedticketingsystems.4.2Thepracticeisusedbysewingthreadmanufacturerstodeterminetheticketnumbertobeassignedtoasewingth...
