SELECTED YARN DESIGNATIONS


             COTTON                                WORSTED
                      YARDS                                  YARDS
    SIZE            PER POUND              SIZE            PER POUND
------------ ------ ---------           ---------- ------- ---------
1                        840            1                       560
3/2                     1260            6/1                    3360
4/4                      840            9/1                    5040
4/12                     280            10                     5600
5/2                     2100            10/2                   2800
8/2                     3360            10/4                   1400
8/4                     1680            12/2                   3360
8/6                     1120            12/3                   2240
10                      8400            15/2                   4200
10/2                    4200            16/2                   4480
10/3                    2800            18/2                   4800
12/4                    2520            20/2                   5000
16/2                    6720            22/2                   6160
16/4                    3280            26/2                   7260
16/6                    2240            32/2                   8960
20/2                    8400
20/3                    5600
20/6 (floss)            2800
24/2                   10000
24/3                    6720
30/2                   12600
34/2                   14000
50/3                   14000











             WOOL OR LINEN
                               YARDS
      SIZE                   PER POUND
----------------- -------- -------------
1                                   300
1-1/2 lea                           450
5/1 (Scottish)                     1500
5-1/2 /1                           1650
6/3                                 600
6/4 (Swiss)                         450
7/2                                1050
8/1 (dry spun)                     2400
8/5 (Swedish)                       450
9/3                                 800
10                                 3000
10/1 (dry spun)                    2700
10/2 (wet spun)                    1500
10/2 (dry spun)                    1350
10/5                                540
12                                 3600
14                                 4200
14/2                               2100
15/2                               2250
16                                 4800
16/2                               2400
18/2                               2700
18/6                                900
18/8                                675
20                                 6000
20/2                               3000
30                                 9000
30/2                               4500
40/2                               6000
40/3                               4000
50/2                               7500
50/3                               5000
60/3                               6000
70/2                              10500
140/2                             21000


REFERENCE:  WEAVING, A HANDBOOK OF THE FIBER ARTS


MISCELLANEOUS AND NOVELTY YARNS
                                                     APPROXIMATE
   NAME                     DESCRIPTION              YARDS PER POUND

MACRAME YARNS
   ENGLISH SEATING CORD                                   250
   8-CORD CABLE TWIST                                     920
   JUTE CORD                                              250
                            SMALL                         166
                            MEDIUM                        100
                            LARGE                         100
   JUTE-TONE                2-PLY                         300
   NAVY CORD                                           420-440
   NYLON STITCHING TWINE    18/3                         2200
   SEINE CORD, COTTON       SMALL                         425
                            LARGE                         207
   SEINE CORD, NYLON        #18                           358
   SISAL                    SMALL                         233
                            LARGE                         100

COTTON                      LACY YARN                    1900
                            3-CUT COTTON CHENILLE      225-230
                            6-CUT CHENILLE             425-450
                            12-CUT CHENILLE          1200-1500

RAYON FLAKE                                              2500
LINEN                       12-FOLD (PARALLEL)           1450
SILK
   DOUPPIONI (SCOTTISH)     7/2                          2100
                            12/1                        10000
   SILK TWEED               14/1                        11760
   SPUN SILK                60/2                        12800

WOOL
   EIDERDOWN                                              480
   ENGLISH DONEGAL TWEED    SINGLES                      1850
   LOOP OR BRUSHED MOHAIR   LARGE LOOP                   1000
   RUG YARN, U.S.                                      400-500
   RUG YARN, SCANDINAVIAN   FINE                          600
                            HEAVY                         320
        COWHAIR                                           680

ACRYLIC, RUG YARN           3-PLY                         560
                            4-PLY                         440





COMMON KNITTING YARNS
                                                       FIBER
         GENERAL NAME           YARDS PER POUND       CONTENT

   FINGERING                       2720-2800         Orlon and/or wool

   POMPADOUR                          2160           Wool

   BABY YARN                          2240           Wool

   SPORT YARN                      1600-2200         Wool and/or Nylon, Acrylic

   BULKY                            400-600          Wool


REFERENCE:  WEAVING, A HANDBOOK OF THE FIBER ARTS