Sunday, October 13, 2019

WORSTED COUNT ( INDIRECT YARN COUNT SYSTEM)

Worsted count: 

The number of hanks ( skeins) having the length of 560 yards in one pound of yarn is called worsted count. It is used to express the fineness of worsted yarn. The fineness of yarn increases when yarn count increases in this system. The worsted count of yarn is calculated as follows:
Suppose that the weight of yarn is W grams, the length of yarn is L meters


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