New World Textiles

PO Box 1484-W Black Mountain,
NC 28711-1484 828/669-1870

Providing
Organic Cotton
to
Spinners and Weavers

Since 1995

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Terminology & Notes

ALL of the yarns are LACE WEIGHT.

All of the yarns are listed using the cotton system:
cotton count/plies
where the cotton count is 840 yards per pound for a count of 1.
The higher the count, the thinner the yarn.
Example: 10/2 cotton
10 is the count; multiply by 840.
10 x 840 = 8400 yards per pound
Divide by 2 plies to get 4200 yards per pound

Wraps per inch (wpi) is a measurement helpful to both weavers and knitters. Wrap your yarn around a ruler for an inch and count the number of wraps. This is the same as yarn diameters per inch and is an estimate of the yarn thickness. Again, the higher the number, the thinner the yarn.

Spin Off magazine gives the following table:

Yarn Style	WPI
Lace	18+
Fingering	16
Sport	14
Worsted	12

Picture: 10/2 cotton, 40 wraps per inch