Tech Info
Metric units to British and vice versa | |
m x 1.094 = yard | yard x 0.914 = m |
cm x 0.3950 = inches | inches x 2.540 = cm |
g/m2 x 0.0295 = oz/yd2 | oz/yd2 x 33,900 = g/m2 |
kg x 2.2046 = lb (pound) | lb (pound) x 0.4536 = kg |
Terms Designating the Fitness of Yarn Counts
Conversion Formulae
FinenessKnown |
Fineness Wanted |
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tex | dtex | den | Nm |
Nec [Cotton] |
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tex |
tex | tex x 10 | tex x 9 | 1000 / tex | 590 / tex |
dtex | dtex x 0.1 | dtex | dtex x 0.9 | 10000 / tex | 5900 / tex |
den [denier] |
den x 0.11 | den x 1.11 | den | 9000 / den | 5315 / den |
Nm | 1000 / Nm | 10000 / Nm | 9000 / Nm | Nm | Nm x 0.59 |
Nec | 590 / Nec | 5900 / Nec | 5315 / Nec | Nec x 1.693 | Nec |
Nek | 886 / Nek | 8860 / Nek | 7672 / Nek | Nek x 1.129 | Nek x 0.667 |
New | 1940 / New | 19400 / New | 17440 / New | New x 0.516 | New x 0.305 |
NeL [Linen] |
1653 / NeL | 16530 / NeL | 14880 / NeL | NeL x 0.605 | NeL x 0.357 |