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Session 5
Yarn Numbering System
Introduction
 Yarns come in different sizes. They can be quite thick,
or they can be very thin.

 Since by nature textile yarns are soft and bulky, the


‘thickness’ of a yarn can not be easily measured by
yarn diameter.

 But textile yarns are often sold on a weight basis, so it


is natural to express the size of a yarn in terms of its
weight or mass. Hence, it is expressed in linear density.
 Yarn number is a numerical representation of linear
density of yarn.

 In yarn there is a fixed relationship between the


weight and length of the yarn. This relation indicates
the thickness of the yarn. The number is also called
as yarn count.

 The count may be expressed according to the


various system of measurements.
Classification of Yarn measurement system
Direct System
Indirect System
Tex
Denier
English Count System
Worsted System
Metric Count system
French Count system
Count Conversion

 Ne = Nf x 1.181
 Tex = 0.111 x denier
 1 yard (yd) = 0.9144 m
 1 pound (lb) = 0.4536 kg
Resultant Count of Plied Yarns

 N = N1 + N2 + N3 +….. ( For Direct Count)

 1/ N= 1/N1 + 1/ N2 + 1/ N3 + ………. (For Indirect


Count)
Sewing Thread Numbering System
 Sewing thread numbering system is slightly different
from the regular yarn numbering systems.

 The commonest system and the one used for


synthetic and core spun threads is the metric ticket
number system.

 It depends on the number of plies used to make the


sewing threads.

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