On 2 Dec, 2004, at 23:46, Paul Marriner wrote:
Just a couple of clarifications:
1. Denier isn't obsolete in the sense of incorrect or not adhering to a
standard (like the X/0 system); it has just been superceded by tex in
the commercial thread world. If everyone in our little world used
denier, fly tiers would be still know what they're buying a thousand
years from now.
Paul, I didn't mean obsolete in the 'wrong' sense, just in the 'superceded' sense...
both denier and dtex are perfectly valid measurements of density of thread. Density is not equal to diameter, but within a certain range (such as sewing threads), even with different materials as polyester and nylon, close enough.
Henk
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