Yarn & Fabric Testing
Count of Yarn & Fabric
The indirect system or fixed weight system is the yarn count system where the count of a yarn is calculated by measuring the length of a fixed / definite mass. In this system, the count of yarn is the number of length units in one weight unit. ... This system is widely used for measuring count of cotton yarns
Blend Percentage
Blended yarns are made by combining fibres of different origins, length, thickness, or colour to make yarn.
Reed/Pick
Pick Glass is used to determine the reed and pick in woven fabric. Reed is actually number of ends or number of warp threads per inch and by picks we mean the number of picks or number of weft threads per inch.
Shrinkage
Fabric shrinkage is simply the extent to which a piece of fabric changes in length or width during the laundry process.
GSM
Fabric GSM represents its weight in grams. GSM is a metric measurement unit of surface or areal density which is used for measuring the thickness of sheet material. ... For an example, 180 gsm t-shirt means the weight of the knitted cotton fabric used for making that t-shirt is 180 grams per square meter area