Yarn count 1-10s. What is "s" stands for in 1-10s? Is "count" means the diameter of yarn?
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YARN THICKNESS AND COUNTS
Following are the thickness sizes of yarns, along with further explanation of the sizes and how yarns are typed so you can better match your patterns and make interchanging yarns much easier.
YARN THICKNESS/LENGTH STANDARDS AND COUNTS
Yorkshire Wool 256 yds/lb.
Linen 300 yds. lb.
Worsted 500 yds/lb.
Cotton 840 yds/lb.
Spun Silk 840 yds/lb.
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One spinning of one pound of raw fiber produces 'x' yards/pound of that raw fiber.
One spinning of one pound of raw worsted wool or acrylic produces 500 yards.
One spinning of one pound of cotton or silk produces 840 yards.
All calculations go from there.
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The primary standard to determine yarn thickness for wool and acrylic is
worsted-weight at 500 yards/pound .
Yarn thickness is determined by the number of times the standard length of yarn is spun.
The thickness number is calculated using the thickness of a single strand of spun yarn.
The number of spinnings and the number of plies (strands) produce the yarn 'count'.
The thinner the yarn, the higher the number and the more yards to the pound.
Example: 3/9 yarn count for wool or acrylic yarn
The first number of the fraction (3) is the number of plies. A ply is a single strand, so this is 3-ply yarn.
The second number of the fraction (9) is the yarn thickness. This yarn thickness means the yarn has been spun 9 times the standard length of 500. 9 x 500 = 4,500.
So, for this 3-ply yarn, the thickness number (4,500) is divided by the number of strands (3) = 1,500 yds/lb.
Good for standard and mid-gauge machines or doubled for the bulky at 750 yds/lb.
Example: 2/30 yarn count for wool or acrylic yarn
2-ply yarn and (30 x 500) = 15,000 ÷ 2 = 7,500 yds/lb. Good for standard double-bed jacquard work.
Example: 4/18 count yarn
4-ply yarn and (18 x 500) = 9,000 ÷ 4 = 2,250 yds/lb. Good for standard single bed work or doubled for mid-gauge and bulky.
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