Thats interesting!! Thanks for sharing. Pankaj
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:45 AM, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Pankaj: no.... just denser... there are 240 count bed sheets and then > upto 600 count... quite dense... only practical if you do machine wash > otherwise too heavy for the maid to lift and wring out the water....ha ha.. > Kota sari would be much less number of threads, > wollen suiting would be much higher numbers... > so it varies based on purpose... > Usha di.. > > ======== > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:21 AM, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Thats interesting and informative. >> So you mean more the number of threads in 1cm better is the quality!! >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 12:18 AM, Ushadi micromini >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Dear Dr. Kumar: >> > I can tell you how: one puts the magnifier on the fabric to be tested >> > and counts warps and wefts criss- crossing each other within a given >> > length/sides of a square, say one centimeter or an inch whatever is >> > the standard for the country or century or industry.... as in linen: >> > it is centimeter, cotton fabrics, again centimeters, jute fabrics it >> > used to be inches.... and I think still is.... >> > >> > and such magnifying lenses come quite handy for quick inspection of >> > fabrics, and be non -destructive... one could count threads even in a >> > shop on the entire roll .... >> > >> > how do I know this? i had taken some economic botany classes and some >> > esoteric knowledge lodged in my memory....ha ha... >> > usha di >> > >> > ======= >> > >> > On May 9, 7:12 pm, Dr Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Nice discussion going on here. >> >> Thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful pic and innovative effort for >> >> taking the measurements. >> >> Gurcharan sir, Just incase you wish to try, there is a shop on chandni >> >> chowk before the gurudrawa on the road that goes inside opposite to >> >> red fort. They keep varieties of scientific pocket lenses which can >> >> come handy for taking such pictures. >> >> But what I am seeing here is something for the first time. Dear Mr. >> >> Alok thanks a lot for sharing the link. >> >> By the way, any idea, how they test linen with it? >> >> Pankaj >> >> >> >> On May 8, 6:17 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> > Usha di >> >> > It was simple. I have a flat bed scanner, simple cano-scan lite which >> >> > I >> >> > bought for just Rs. 2500/-, which I use frequently for scanning >> >> > documents. I >> >> > knew it can save as pdf document, but did not know how I would send >> >> > so many >> >> > single pages. I thought of giving a try, and when I clicked option of >> >> > pdf >> >> > document, the default choice was multiple-page document. I scanned a >> >> > page, >> >> > pressed next, till I had scanned all the pages. Pressing finish >> >> > created a >> >> > mult-ipage document which I uploaded. I have similarly made pdf of >> >> > all my >> >> > papers. >> >> >> >> > -- >> >> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh >> >> > Retired Associate Professor >> >> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >> >> > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >> >> > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ >> >> >> >> > On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 3:58 AM, ushadi Micromini >> >> > <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> > > Dear Alok: good ...good... >> >> > > we are then back to being comfortable and easy... >> >> > > we will / do have fun .... here... don't we? >> >> > > love it... >> >> > > Usha di. >> >> >> >> > > --------- >> >> >> >> > > On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:25 PM, Alok Mahendroo >> >> > > <[email protected]>wrote: >> >> >> >> > >> No offense taken at all.. Usha di, please...!! >> >> > >> Such comments (as Gurcharan ji said) keep the atmosphere lighter.. >> >> > >> and I >> >> > >> have no grudges >> >> > >> in that respect... One jests with the people who would understand >> >> > >> the >> >> > >> humour and I too am writing in the lighter vein.... >> >> >> >> > >> Thank you all... >> >> > >> regards >> >> > >> Alok >> >> >> >> > >> On Sat, 2011-05-07 at 22:32 +0530, ushadi Micromini wrote: >> >> > >> > Dear Alok: sorry... jesting at anybody is not my intention.... I >> >> > >> > was >> >> > >> > just pointing it out that measuring device you used was very >> >> > >> > appropriate and handy... with or without its magnifying >> >> > >> > capability.... >> >> >> >> > >> > so whether one has a macro of nikon's making or not.... one >> >> > >> > still >> >> > >> > needs to provide the taxonomists with proper id related data, >> >> > >> > and in >> >> > >> > photography that includes size.... >> >> >> >> > >> > please do not take it as a jest at anybody's expense... >> >> > >> > if anything I tend to be self-deprecating.... >> >> >> >> > >> > most humbly yours, Usha di >> >> >> >> > >> > PS MAKESHIFT DEVICES : often are used by people who are more >> >> > >> > than >> >> > >> > most innovative.... and in Medicine..its called >> >> > >> > off-list-use...often >> >> > >> > awarding the innovator a second patent or an award... so please >> >> > >> > donot >> >> > >> > ever think you are deprived... >> >> > >> > you have an innovative brain, if you came up with this "second" >> >> > >> > use of >> >> > >> > the linen testor.... or if you adopted it for taxonomic >> >> > >> > photography....accept my good wishes....usha di.... >> >> >> >> > >> -- >> >> > >> Himalayan Village Education Trust >> >> > >> Village Khudgot, >> >> > >> P.O. Dalhousie >> >> > >> District Chamba >> >> > >> H.P. 176304, India >> >> > >>www.hive.interconnection.org >> >> > >>www.hivetrust.wordpress.com >> >> > >>www.forwildlife.wordpress.com >> >> >> >> -- >> *********************************************** >> "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" >> >> >> Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) >> Research Associate >> Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project >> Department of Habitat Ecology >> Wildlife Institute of India >> Post Box # 18 >> Dehradun - 248001, India > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
