Count Conversion Table for Textile Yarns

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According to the yarn count definition given in British Standards by using following formula you can convert yarn count from one unit to another.

	From – To	Formula
1	Cotton to Denier	5315 / Cotton Count
2	Denier to Cotton	5315 / Denier
3	Cotton to Metric	Cotton Count  X 1.69
4	Metric to Cotton	Metric Count  / 1.69
5	Denier to Metric	9000 / Denier
6	Metric to Denier	9000 / Metric Count
7	Cotton to Tex	590.5 / Cotton Count
8	Tex to Cotton	590.5 / Tex Count
9	Tex to Metric	1000 / Tex Count
10	Metric to Tex	1000 / Metric Count
11	Tex to Denier	Tex Count x 9
12	Denier to Tex	Denier / 9
13	Denier to Decitex	Denier / 0.9
14	Metric to Decitex	10,000 / Metric Count
15	Cotton to Decitex	5905 / Cotton Count

To use online calculator for yarn count visit following page

http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/scol/ccdentex.htm

Source: Tantu Souvenir 2009

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