Yarn Count Chart tex
dtex
den
gr/yd
micron
Nm
Ne
tex
1
dtex * 0.1
den * 0.111
(gr/yd) * 70.86
micron/25.4
1,000/Nm
590.5/NeC
dtex
tex * 10
1
den * 1.11
(gr/yd) * 708.6
micron/2.54 10,000/Nm 5,905.4/NeC 8,858/NeW 19,377/NeW
den
tex * 9
dtex * 0.9
1
(gr/yd) * 637.7
micron/2.82
gr/yd
tex/70.86
tex/708.6
den/637.7
1
micron tex * 25.4 dtex * 2.54 den * 2.82
gr/yd * 1801.4
25,400/ Nm
Nm
1000/tex 10,000/dtex 9,000/den 14.1/(gr/yd) 25,400/micron
Ne
590.5/tex 5905.4/dtex 5314.9/den 8.33/(gr/yd) 15,000/micron Nm/1.693 882.8/tex
NeK
1
8858/dtex 7972.3/den 12.5/(gr/yd) 22,500/micron Nm/1.13
NeW 1,937.7/tex 19,377/dtex 17,439/den 27.34/(gr/yd) 49,218/micron Nm/0.516 • • • • • • •
NeW
885.5/NeW 1,937.7/NeW
9,000/Nm 5,314.9/NeC 7,972.3/NeK 17,439/NeW
micron/1801.4 14.1/Nm 1
NeK
dtex = Decitex den = Denier micron = micron per inch (Micronaire type instrument) Nm = Number Metric Count System NeC = Number English Cotton Count System NeK = Number English Worsted Count System NeW = Number English Woollen Count System
8.33/NeC
12.5/NeK
27.34/NeW
15,000/NeC 22,500/NeK 49,218/NeW NeC * 1.693
NeK / 1.5
NeW *0.516
1
NeK/1.5
NeW/3.28
NeC * 1.5
1
NeW/2.187
NeC * 3.28 NeK * 2.187
1