Count Conversion Table for Textile Yarns

If you are working in a textile mill or dealing with textile fibers, yarns, and threads, you need to convert from one unit to another. To do the conversion of yarn count you can use a chart or formula. the reason for conversion required - there are the different systems used for measuring yarn fineness. Direct system and indirect system.

Secondly, a different unit is used for different types of fiber. Like for filament yarns, Denier is used but for cotton yarns, it is cotton count.

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

Table: Count Conversion Table for Textile Yarns

	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

Difference between Tex and Tkt. in Thread Numbering

Source: Tantu Souvenir 2009