Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . ring the lengthof the yarn, and weighing it as accurately as possible. Thenapply the following rule, viz.: Divide the weight by the lengthin inches and multiply the quotient by 1800. Refer to the tableabove for the count or Run. Example: Suppose80 inches of Singlewoolen yarn grains. Then 30 = .1396 X 1800= Referringto the table we findthat the sample is |Run Yarn, a trifleheavy, as
Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects . ring the lengthof the yarn, and weighing it as accurately as possible. Thenapply the following rule, viz.: Divide the weight by the lengthin inches and multiply the quotient by 1800. Refer to the tableabove for the count or Run. Example: Suppose80 inches of Singlewoolen yarn grains. Then 30 = .1396 X 1800= Referringto the table we findthat the sample is |Run Yarn, a trifleheavy, as the Standardfor I Run SingleWoolen Y a rfti is 250grains for fiftyyards. Again, suppose that we have 69 inches of Single woolen yarnthat weigh grains. Then ^ 69 = .06072 X 1800 = Opposite this number in the table is , viz: 2 Run. If the yarn is 2 Ply divide by 2. ii u t4 3 (( ? 3. :—^If 1,600 3ards single woolen 1 Run Yarn weigh7000 grains 0 lb.) then 1 yard will weigh ^^J^o X 7000 =4|grains. The number of yards weighing 4|^ grains is the same as thenumber of runs. ^ For instance 1 yard of 1 Riln Single Woolen Yarn Weighs 4f grains. ? 4f 4f 4f. Fig. 11. Yarn Scales. u i 1( U H u u H 2 11 u 2 H u H 6 11. (( 6 And thus with all numbers between and so on. Another way to find the number, or run, of woolen yarn is toreel or measure off and weigh any number of yards of the yarn 29 KNITTING. (the greater number of yards the more accurate the result) ; mul-tiply the number of yards by 4| and divide the product by the
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