Yarn Count Direct System | Anytime Learning | Nasif Hossain
Channel: Zero One
Date: 2018-04-27

Yarn Count
By: Nasif Hossain
(Yarn Production Class 2)

Direct system of yarn count measurement 

The direct system or fixed length system is the yarn count system where the count of a yarn is calculated by measuring the mass of a fixed / definite length. 

N   =  ( l × W)  /  L

Where,  N  =  yarn count

              L  =  the length of the sample

              W  =  the weight of the sample

               l   =   ” unit of length ” of the system
Tex :

The yarn number or count in Tex system is the weight in grams of 1000 m of yarn.

Denier :

The yarn number or count in Denier system is the weight in grams of 9000 m of yarn.

Jute count :

The yarn number or count in Pound per Spyndle system is the weight in pounds of 14,400 yards of yarn.