TEXTILE FORMULAE

YARN NUMBERING SYSTEMS

Ne ( English Cotton Count System ) ( Spun yarn ) ( Indirect System ) Number of 840 yards per pound (English) Example: 1 pound of 20 s yarn will have 20 x 840 yards of yarn (or) 1 pound of 40 s yarn will have 40 x 840 yards of yarn Higher the Count (Ne), finer will be the yarn Nm ( Metric Count System ) ( Spun yarn) ( Indirect System ) No. of 1000 metres of yarn per Kg (or) No. of Metres of yarn per gram Example: 1 Kg of 20 Nm will have 20 x 1000 metres of yarn (or) 1 Kg of 40 Nm will have 40 x 1000 metres of yarn Higher the Nm, finer will be the yarn Nf (French Count ) ( Spun yarn) ( Indirect System ) Number of 1000 metres per 0.5 Kilogram Example : 0.5 Kg of 20 Nf yarn will have 20 x 1000 metres of yarn (or) 0.5 Kg of 40 Nf yarn will have 40 x 1000 metres of yarn Higher the Nf, finer will be the yarn. Tex ( Universal system )( Spun yarn and Filament yarn)( Direct System ) Grams per 1000 metres Example : 20 Tex means, 1000 metres of yarn will weigh 20 gms (or) 40 Tex means, 1000 metres will weigh 40 gms Higher the Tex, coarser will be the yarn Denier ( Synthetic Filament yarn and Filament Silk) (Direct System ) Grams per 9000 metres Example : 80 D means, 9000 metres of yarn will weigh 80 gms (or) 120 D means, 9000 metres will weigh 120 gms Higher the D, coarser will be the yarn.