Article Info

Article Info

Article Title

Cotton Yarn Counts: The reel story

Author

Justin Squizzero

Issue date

Autumn 2026

Issue number

6

Issue topic

Cotton

Description

Understanding the thickness of a yarn, and therefore how much of it will fit into a given area of a textile, forms the basis for nearly all of the calculations necessary to plan a piece of cloth. The yarn counts that accomplish this are arguably the most critical measuring systems for successful cloth making.

Article topic list

cotton, measuring