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Yarn ratio reference

Hi all,

Can anyone here point me to an online reference that gives a correlation of yarn count (e.g 110/2) to something a little more understandable (for me) like WPI?

VP

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Vintage Purls
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What is WPI please VP?

Reply to
Bernadette

WPI = wraps per inch. Take a ruler and wrap some yarn around it, the number of times it can go around inside an inch determines it's thickness. A very fine yarn will go round lots (e.g. 30wpi), a very chunky yarn only a few times.

VP

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Vintage Purls

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might get you started. I have an old textiles textbook aroundhere somewhere with charts for cotton, wool, silk and linen counts.If I have time this weekend (and manage to remember) I'll dig itout...

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WoolyGooly

Thank you VP. I went looking and found these:

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both of them scroll down to the bottom of the page for the table.Hope it is what you meant. Bernadette

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Bernadette

Thanks Wooly, that does get me started.

VP

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Vintage Purls

Thanks Bernadette, not quite what I'm after (if the charts had the yarn count in them too they'd be right on the money though). Appreciate the help.

VP

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Vintage Purls

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