1. Yarn count of knitted fabric
Pure cotton yarn is a single yarn or strand of cotton with a certain fineness and unlimited length. It is suitable for weaving, knitting, thread making, and rope making. The specifications are usually expressed in inch counts. The definition of cotton yarn inch counts (Ne) is: the length yardage of cotton yarn with a nominal weight of one pound. Calculation of the count of cotton yarns: When determining the moisture regain, the cotton yarn with a weight of one pound has a number of 840 yards, which is called a few inches. For example: with 32 840 yards, it is called 32 British branch, and so on.
2. Yarn count classification
Coarse count yarn: pure cotton yarn of 18 inches or less, mainly used for weaving thick fabric or piled cotton fabric.
Medium count yarn: 19-29 British count pure cotton yarn. Mainly used for knitted garments with general requirements. Fine count yarn: 30-60 British count pure cotton yarn. Mainly used for high-grade needle cotton fabrics. Finer count yarn: Pure cotton yarn with more than 60 inch count, used for high-grade needle cotton fabrics.
3. Carding and combing
Combed yarn: refers to the yarn spun by the carded spinning process, also known as uncombed yarn.
Combed yarn: refers to the yarn produced by using high-quality cotton fiber as the raw material and adding the combing process to the carded yarn during spinning.
4. The weight of knitted fabrics
Is generally the weight in grams of fabric per square meter. Gram weight is an important technical indicator for knitted fabrics. In knitted products, generally speaking, the heavier the weight, the thicker the fabric texture.