Thank you, Brenda, Clay and Alice for your comments. I guess that shows one
should never assume. I knew that different fibers, cotton, linen, wool,
silk etc., have different numbering systems but I also thought that a size
60 was a 60 was a 60 no matter how many plies it contained. Never
On Aug 25, 2009, at 7:45, Dona B. wrote:
For years I've used Holly's thread comparison chart but I can see that
your
book would be a good addition, Brenda. Is that available for purchase
in
the US? What are the chances it would be available at Ithaca in Oct.?
Very good to excellent :) The
Hi Dona,
There's a big world of threads to learn about, and many variations in measuring.
Each variety of thread has it's own numbering system. Generally, when listed
as xx/y the first number is the size of one ply and the second number is the
number of plies used.
Fresia 60/2 and 60/3 would
