Talk:Units of textile measurement

equation for Tex

Does 'cross area' mean the diameter? Is that generally understood by other people, I didn't hear of cross area before.

"Cross area" is not used in the current version of this article98.255.130.152 (talk) 15:50, 27 December 2012 (UTC).

Tex- what's normal?

It would be helpful to the merely curious to have some ideas of approximately how much a kilometer of thread weighs- after all, it's not something most of us really think about. Sample numbers anyone? RSido 19:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Denier equals 90% of dtex. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.255.130.152 (talk) 15:33, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Thread Count

Interesting to note that 400 thread count is almost impossible to obtain in London, but is easily found in Australian department stores (e.g. the Sheridan brand).

Should 'per square inch' or 'per square centimetre' actually read 'per 1-inch square' or 'per 1-centimetre square'? A square inch can have different shapes, and this would vary the thread count.

I have also seen fabric (sheets) labeled '250 thread count per 10cm^2' which if it means a 10 square centimetre square is a bit bigger than a 1-inch square. Still labeled percale. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.170.14 (talk) 08:26, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Thread count quote

The section on Thread Count contains a quotation about standard industry practice and the Federal Trade Commission. The footnote properly attributes the quotation. But the reference is not very useful; it contains no additional information about the FTC warning. What would be more useful is a reference to the actual warning, or to more information about it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.31.248.239 (talk) 22:42, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

So explain Denier to me

"Denier is a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers." - so does that mean the higher the number the stronger the fabric? A 40 denier stocking is more resilient than a 20 denier stocking? --IceHunter (talk) 13:45, 2 February 2009 (UTC) Yes that is right. 40 denier is double the weight of 20 denier. My Flatley (talk) 18:09, 20 October 2009 (UTC) No, "denier" does not necessarily "mean the higher the number the stronger the fabric." One must remember that denier only refers to "size" (more specifically: mass per length) of the yarn or fiber from which the fabric is woven. A multi-strand yarn and a monofilament fiber of the same denier and material will not be the same diameter, will have other different characteristics (such as "resiliency"), and may have different strengths as well, even though there is the same "amount" of material. Further, fabric strength depends on a number of factors besides denier, and it may vary with direction as well, but, yes, all other factors being identical (including density), for two similar fabrics of larger and smaller denier, the fabric made of the larger denier fibers will be stronger, if for no other reason than because it will be thicker (there is "more" of it). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.255.130.152 (talk) 15:13, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Fabric weight?

If a fabric is described by weight, such as "1.9 oz ripstop", is it 1.9 oz per square yard or 1.9 oz per running yard? My Flatley (talk) 18:14, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Weight per square yard98.255.130.152 (talk) 15:44, 27 December 2012 (UTC)

Deci is x0.1, Deca is x10

Quote, ". The unit code is "tex". The most commonly used unit is actually the decitex, abbreviated dtex, which is the mass in grams per 10,000 meters" So that would be decatex, not decitex. 64.114.134.52 (talk) 10:43, 21 August 2011 (UTC)

One decitex one tenth of a tex, or 1 dtex = 0.1 tex = or 0.1 g / 1 km. This is equal to 1 g / 10 km. T71024 (talk) 19:02, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Thread count picture doesn't match article.

The picture used in the Thread Count section is unrelated to that section, and does not relate to any information given elsewhere on the page. A diagram explaining thread count would be really useful, ideally summarizing the controversy surrounding its definition. If I had better computer graphic skills, I could volunteer to do this, but it may prove beyond my level of proficiency. The existing picture should be moved to a new section which actually references it, or removed altogether. I have a bit of knowledge of textiles and some good reference books, so will see what I can find. It's an area of interest to me. Chellspecker (talk) 21:49, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

This page is starting to resemble a textile measurement forum.

Despite the assumption that someone reading this page might have some knowledge about these measurements and the relative obscurity of the subject matter and the temptation to seek information regarding textile measurements here, some of the questions asked here would be better taken up on a textile forum elsewhere on the web. Chellspecker (talk) 21:52, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Am I right that section 1.1 has few words out of context?

Am I right that section 1.1 has an out of context paragraph? I am referring to the paragraph with the words `a unit of fineness for fibres' as its only content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.64.29.102 (talk) 01:20, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Meters or linear meters of cloth

Should this article define meters or linear meters or cloth? Is it 1×1 meter? Or 1m×1.46m? [1]. If a source says "100,000 meters of cloth annually were exported" is that meaningful? Or is there insufficient information (i.e. the weight of the cloth)? --Dennis Bratland (talk) 20:01, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Mathematical notation, please

Could someone please figure out what this means and put it in standard, unambiguous notation?

1÷√((density×0.7855)÷(Denier/900000))×10

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