IDENTIIFY THE QUALITY MARKS OF FABRICS


The Woolmark:-

            The Woolmark company owns and license the Woolmark, Woolmark Blend and Wool Blend marks, The Woolmark is one of the best trademarks and he best known textile symbol in the world. The value of the Woolmarks is well established the world over in clothing, interior textile and home laundry sectors. The woolmark aimed to increase consumer demand for wool and wool products.

 

  • The Woolmark was launched in 1964, identifying quality products containing 100 percent new wool (allowance for accidental impurity – 0.3% for nonwool decoration- 5%).
  • The Woolmark Blend was introduced in 1971 to identify quality wool rich blend products containing at least 50% pure new wool blended with other fibers.
  • Wool blend was launched in 1999 to identify wool blend apparel products comprising at least 30% but less than 50% wool.

 

The Cotton Mark:-


The cotton mark is a registered trademark launched by South African cotton producers in 1985 as a quality mark for cotton merchandise. The PURE COTTON mark is the certifying mark for pure cotton. The COTTON BLEND mark is the certifying for cotton blends. A guarantee that the item on which it appears has compiled with the minimum specifications and is manufactured from pure cotton or cotton blend.

 The Silk Mark:-


The Central Silk Board (CSB) has recently launched its Silk Mark Scheme in the country. Silk Mark, has become the world’s first exclusive logo for silk. Silk Mark provides a quality assurance label on the silk products which indicates that the product is made only from pure silk. The objectives of the Silk Mark scheme are consumer protection and brand promotion of Indian silk. Silk Mark logo will be prominently displayed and affected to silk products qualifying certain standards. Authorized users of Silk would be allowed to use the Silk Mark Logo in the products containing 100% natural silk.




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