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  1. SELECTED YARN DESIGNATIONS
  2.  
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  4.              COTTON                                WORSTED
  5.                       YARDS                                  YARDS
  6.     SIZE            PER POUND              SIZE            PER POUND
  7. ------------ ------ ---------           ---------- ------- ---------
  8. 1                        840            1                       560
  9. 3/2                     1260            6/1                    3360
  10. 4/4                      840            9/1                    5040
  11. 4/12                     280            10                     5600
  12. 5/2                     2100            10/2                   2800
  13. 8/2                     3360            10/4                   1400
  14. 8/4                     1680            12/2                   3360
  15. 8/6                     1120            12/3                   2240
  16. 10                      8400            15/2                   4200
  17. 10/2                    4200            16/2                   4480
  18. 10/3                    2800            18/2                   4800
  19. 12/4                    2520            20/2                   5000
  20. 16/2                    6720            22/2                   6160
  21. 16/4                    3280            26/2                   7260
  22. 16/6                    2240            32/2                   8960
  23. 20/2                    8400
  24. 20/3                    5600
  25. 20/6 (floss)            2800
  26. 24/2                   10000
  27. 24/3                    6720
  28. 30/2                   12600
  29. 34/2                   14000
  30. 50/3                   14000
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  42.              WOOL OR LINEN
  43.                                YARDS
  44.       SIZE                   PER POUND
  45. ----------------- -------- -------------
  46. 1                                   300
  47. 1-1/2 lea                           450
  48. 5/1 (Scottish)                     1500
  49. 5-1/2 /1                           1650
  50. 6/3                                 600
  51. 6/4 (Swiss)                         450
  52. 7/2                                1050
  53. 8/1 (dry spun)                     2400
  54. 8/5 (Swedish)                       450
  55. 9/3                                 800
  56. 10                                 3000
  57. 10/1 (dry spun)                    2700
  58. 10/2 (wet spun)                    1500
  59. 10/2 (dry spun)                    1350
  60. 10/5                                540
  61. 12                                 3600
  62. 14                                 4200
  63. 14/2                               2100
  64. 15/2                               2250
  65. 16                                 4800
  66. 16/2                               2400
  67. 18/2                               2700
  68. 18/6                                900
  69. 18/8                                675
  70. 20                                 6000
  71. 20/2                               3000
  72. 30                                 9000
  73. 30/2                               4500
  74. 40/2                               6000
  75. 40/3                               4000
  76. 50/2                               7500
  77. 50/3                               5000
  78. 60/3                               6000
  79. 70/2                              10500
  80. 140/2                             21000
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  82.  
  83. REFERENCE:  WEAVING, A HANDBOOK OF THE FIBER ARTS
  84.  
  85.  
  86. MISCELLANEOUS AND NOVELTY YARNS
  87.                                                      APPROXIMATE
  88.    NAME                     DESCRIPTION              YARDS PER POUND
  89.  
  90. MACRAME YARNS
  91.    ENGLISH SEATING CORD                                   250
  92.    8-CORD CABLE TWIST                                     920
  93.    JUTE CORD                                              250
  94.                             SMALL                         166
  95.                             MEDIUM                        100
  96.                             LARGE                         100
  97.    JUTE-TONE                2-PLY                         300
  98.    NAVY CORD                                           420-440
  99.    NYLON STITCHING TWINE    18/3                         2200
  100.    SEINE CORD, COTTON       SMALL                         425
  101.                             LARGE                         207
  102.    SEINE CORD, NYLON        #18                           358
  103.    SISAL                    SMALL                         233
  104.                             LARGE                         100
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  106. COTTON                      LACY YARN                    1900
  107.                             3-CUT COTTON CHENILLE      225-230
  108.                             6-CUT CHENILLE             425-450
  109.                             12-CUT CHENILLE          1200-1500
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  111. RAYON FLAKE                                              2500
  112. LINEN                       12-FOLD (PARALLEL)           1450
  113. SILK
  114.    DOUPPIONI (SCOTTISH)     7/2                          2100
  115.                             12/1                        10000
  116.    SILK TWEED               14/1                        11760
  117.    SPUN SILK                60/2                        12800
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  119. WOOL
  120.    EIDERDOWN                                              480
  121.    ENGLISH DONEGAL TWEED    SINGLES                      1850
  122.    LOOP OR BRUSHED MOHAIR   LARGE LOOP                   1000
  123.    RUG YARN, U.S.                                      400-500
  124.    RUG YARN, SCANDINAVIAN   FINE                          600
  125.                             HEAVY                         320
  126.         COWHAIR                                           680
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  128. ACRYLIC, RUG YARN           3-PLY                         560
  129.                             4-PLY                         440
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  135. COMMON KNITTING YARNS
  136.                                                        FIBER
  137.          GENERAL NAME           YARDS PER POUND       CONTENT
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  139.    FINGERING                       2720-2800         Orlon and/or wool
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  141.    POMPADOUR                          2160           Wool
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  143.    BABY YARN                          2240           Wool
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  145.    SPORT YARN                      1600-2200         Wool and/or Nylon, Acrylic
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  147.    BULKY                            400-600          Wool
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  149.  
  150. REFERENCE:  WEAVING, A HANDBOOK OF THE FIBER ARTS
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