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A skein is a unit of length which has been used in the UK. [1] As a measuring unit of cotton yarn or of silk , a skein equates to a "rap" or a "lea". [ 2 ] One skein is equivalent to 360 feet (109.73 m).
One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m). [ 1 ] In yarns for handcrafts such as knitting or crochet , hanks are not a fixed length but are sold in units by weight, most commonly 50 grams (2 oz).
Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units.. A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or human-made cellulosic fibre like viscose, Modal, Lyocell or other rayon fiber is measured in terms of linear mass density, the weight of a given length of ...
A wrap reel or skein winder is a device for measuring yarn and making it into hanks of a standard size. The reel is of a standard size and its revolutions are counted as the yarn is wrapped around it. Typically, a set number of revolutions will be used so that the hank is of a standard size—skein or lea.
A more hands-on method, there is the test swatch and the gauge swatch. Knitting a test swatch requires knitting the yarn into a small, roughly 4 in (10 cm) square textile of even stitches. [4] Comparing this with recommended needle sizes, yarn, and the knitter's own signature tension, allows for adjustments to all of these things.
The term "gauge" is used in knitting to describe the fineness size of knitting machines. It is used in both hand knitting and machine knitting. The phrase in both instances refers to the number of stitches per inch rather than the size of the finished article of clothing. The gauge is calculated by counting the stitches (for hand knitting) or ...
Pages in category "Units of length" The following 150 pages are in this category, out of 150 total. ... Skein (unit) Smoot; Solar radius; Span (unit) Spat (distance unit)
Knitting pattern - Paragon Girls Cardigan Leaflet no 49. Knitting patterns can be sold as a means of income. Knitting pattern collections are sold in books [6] and magazines, [7] but web sites such as Ravelry allow sale of individual knitting patterns. The earliest known pattern book containing a knitting pattern was published in 1524. [8]