What is Yarn Count |How to Find Out Direct, Indirect, Tex, Denier Count

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Here is the process terms on how to find out a yarn count and the basic things of count:

Yarn Count:

Count is the numerical expression of coarseness or fineness of the yarn.

Types of Yarn Count:

Count is basically two types- 1. Direct Count 2. Indirect Count.

Direct Count:

In direct system length unit is fixed but weight unit is variable. In this system the weight of fixed length of yarn is calculated and expressed by different weiht unit especially gram. In this system yarn will be coarser if the number is increased. Direct system is classified normally into two- 1. Denier 2. Tex.

Denier Yarn Count System:

In this system, the length of yarn is 9000 m. if weight of 9000 m length of yarn is 40 gram the count of that yarn will be 40 denier.

Tex:

In tex system weight of 1000 m length of yarn is considered and expressed by gram. Such as, if weight of 1000m length of yarn is 20 gram, the count of that yarn will be 20 tex.

Lbs/ Spindle:

Weight of 14,400 yds jute yarn is calculated and expressed by lbs. That means, if 14,400 yds jute yarn weight is 8 lbs, the count of that jute yarn will be 8 lbs/ spindle.

Indirect Count:

In indirect system the count is classified into two groups. One is English cotton count system and another is Metric system.

English Cotton Count System:

Here weight unit is fixed but length unit is variable. In this system the number of hank of 840 yds yarn in one lbs is the number of English cotton count. Higher the number of count, finer the yarn. the lower the number of count, the coarser the yarn. It is expressed by (Ne).

Metric System:

In this count system number of hank of 560 yds yarn in one kg is the number of metric count. It is expressed by (Nm).