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Conversion Calculator for Units of TEXTILE YARNS

Type in size	Select Units
Values are shown to
Significant Figures

Tax		grams/kilometre
Denier		grams/9000 metres (or 9 km)
Linen (dry spun), Hemp, Jute		lb/14,400 yd (spyndle)
Woollen (Aberdeen)		lb/14,400 yd
Woollen (Aberdeen)		grains/20 yd
Yarn Count Systems
Asbestos (American)		100 yd(cut)/lb
Asbestos (English)		50 yd/lb
Cotton bump yarn		yd/oz
Cotton (English)		840 yd(hank)/lb
Glass (UK & USA)		100 yd/lb
Linen (wet or dry spun)		300 yd(lea)/lb
Metric		kilometres/kg
Spun silk		840 yd/lb
Typp		1000 yd/lb
Woollen (Alloa)		11,520 yd(spyndle)/24 lb
Woollen (American cut)		300 yd/lb
Woollen (American run)		100 yd/oz
Woollen (Dewsbury)		yd/oz
Woollen (Galashiels)		300 yd(cut)/24 oz
Woollen (Hawick)		300 yd(cut)/26 oz
Woollen (Irish)		yd/0.25 oz
Woollen (West of England)		320 yd(snap)/lb
Woollen (Yorkshire)		256 yd(skein)/lb
Woollen (Yorkshire)		yd/dram
Worsted		560 yd(hank)/lb
tex		grams/kilometre

Definitions are those given in British Standard No:1947(1970)
lb = pound(s) yds = yard(s) oz = ounce(s)
Unit shown in red is the 'preferred' unit for yarns. Very large and very small numbers appear in e-Format and have not been spaced.
Unvalued zeros on all numbers have been suppressed.

Caution

NO guarantee as to the accuracy of these values is given. And they should be checked against some other source.