ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11859 First edition 1999-06-15 Textile floor coverings Pure wool, hand-knotted pile carpets Specification Revetements de sol textiles - Moquettes pure laine a points noués ala main-Spécifications ISO Referencenumber ISO11859:1999(E) by IHS under lic itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11859:1999(E) Foreword ISO(theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization)isaworldwidefederationofnationalstandardsbodies(lso member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. iSO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 3. International Standard ISO 11859 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38, Textiles, Subcommittee SC 12, Textile floor coverings. Annexes A and B form a normative part of this International Standard. @ISO1999 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic nternationalOrganizationforStandardization Casepostale56·CH-1211Geneve20·Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland ational Organization for Standardizatior @ ISO ISO 11859:1999(E) Introduction Hand-knotted pile carpets are different from machine made, woven, bonded and tufted carpets normally used for manner. ili networking permited without license from IHs Not for Resale