Tex: The yarn number or count in the tex system is the weight in grams of 1000m
or 1km of yarn.
The
system is therefore a direct system simply define and simple to use. For fibers,
the fineness is expressed in “Militex”.
Militex: Count in the militex system is the weight in mg of
1000m or 1km of yarn.
Kilotex: Count in the kilotex system is the weight in kg of
1000m or 1km of yarn.
Denier: The no. of count in denier system is the weight in
grams of 9000m or 9km of yarn.
Pound per spindle (Jute system): The yarn number or count in the pound per spindle is
the weight in pounds of 14400 yards of yarn.
Indirect system:
English system (Ne): The yarn number or count in English system is defined
as the number of hanks 840yds per pound. It is denoted by Ne.
Metric system: The yarn number or count in metric system is defined
as the number of hanks (1000m) per kg. It is denoted by Nm.
Worsted system: The yarn number or count in worsted system is defined
as the number of hanks (560yds) per pounds. It is denoted by Nw.