Woollen Yarn Counts

Woollen Yarn Counts
WOOLLEN YARN COUNTS
Several systems are in use. 1. Yorkshire skein. Number of skeins of 256 yards each in 1-lb. indicates the counts. 2. Galashiels. Number of cuts of 300 yards each in 24-02. indicates the counts. 3. Hawick. Number of cuts of 300 yards each in 26-oz. 4. West of England. Number of hanks of 320 yards each in 1-lb.

Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.

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