This is an easy-to-use unit conversion tool that allows you to quickly and accurately convert between different textile measurement units.
With our converter, you can convert between tex, dtex, den, gr/yd, NeL or Lea, Nm, NeC or Ne, NeK or NeW, and NeS units with just a few clicks.
Simply select the unit you want to convert from, the unit you want to convert to, enter the value, and press convert.
The result will be displayed in the result field.
This converter is perfect for professionals in the textile industry, as well as anyone who works with textile measurement units.
Units
The textile industry has a long history and there are various units in
use. Tex is more likely to be used in Canada and Continental Europe, while denier remains more common
in the United States.
- tex: Grams per 1,000 metres of yarn. Tex is a direct measure of linear density.
- den (denier): Grams per 9,000 metres of yarn. Den is a direct measure of linear density.
- dtex (deci-tex): Grams per 10,000 metres of yarn. Dtex is a direct measure of linear density.
- gr/yard: Grains per yard of yarn. Gr/yard is a direct measure of linear density, but is rarely used in the modern textile industry.
- ECC or NeC or Ne (English Cotton Count): The number of 840 yd lengths per pound. ECC is an indirect measure of linear density. It is the number of hanks of skein material that weighs 1 lb. Under this system, the higher the number, the finer the yarn. In the United States cotton counts between 1 and 20 are referred to as coarse counts.
- NeK or NeW (Worsted Count): The number of 560 yd lengths per 1 lb of yarn. NeK is an indirect measure of linear density. NeK is also referred to as the spinning count.
- NeL or Lea (Linen Count): The number of 300 yd lengths per 1 lb of yarn. NeL is an indirect measure of linear density.
- NeS (Woollen Count or Yorkshire Skeins Woollen): The number of 256 yd lengths per 1 lb of yarn. NeS is an indirect measure of linear density. One of the best known of the many different woolen yarn counts.
Conversion table
The following table summarizes several measures of linear density and gives equivalences.
| tex | dtex | den | (gr/yd) | NeL or Lea | Nm | NeC or Ne | NeK or NeW | NeS | metric or imperial | |
| tex | tex | dtex / 10 | den / 9 | (gr/yd) × 70.86 | 1653.5 / NeL | 1000 / Nm | 590.5 / NeC | 885.5 / NeK | 1937.7 / NeS | grams per 1 km |
| dtex | tex × 10 | dtex | den / 0.9 | (gr/yd) × 708.6 | 16535 / NeL | 10,000 / Nm | 5905.4 / NeC | 8855.8 / NeK | 19377 / NeS | grams per 10 km |
| den | tex × 9 | dtex × 0.9 | den | (gr/yd) × 637.7 | 14882 / NeL | 9,000 / Nm | 5314.9 / NeC | 7972.3 / NeK | 17439 / NeS | grams per 9000 m |
| gr/yd | tex / 70.86 | dted / 708.6 | den / 673.7 | gr/yd | 23.33 / NeL | 14.1 / Nm | 8.33 / NeC | 12.5 / NeK | 27.34 / NeS | grains per yard |
| NeL | 1653.5 / tex | 16535 / dtex | 14882 / den | 23.33 / (gr/yd) | NeL | Nm × 1.6535 | NeC × 2.8 | NeK × 1.87 | NeS × 0.8533 | 300 yards per lb |
| Nm | 1000 / tex | 10,000 / dtex | 9000 / den | 14.1 / (gr/yd) | NeL / 1.6535 | Nm | NeC × 1.6934 | NeK × 1.13 | NeS × 0.516 | 1000 m per kg |
| NeC | 590.5 / tex | 5905.4 / dtex | 5314.9 / den | 8.33 / (gr/yd) | NeL / 2.8 | Nm / 1.6934 | NeC | NeK / 1.5 | NeS / 3.28 | 840 yards per lb |
| NeK | 885.8 / tex | 8858 / dtex | 7972.3 / den | 12.5 / (gr/yd) | NeL / 1.87 | Nm / 1.13 | NeC × 1.5 | NeK | NeS / 2.187 | 560 yards per lb |
| NeS | 1937.7 / tex | 19,377 / dtex | 17,439 / den | 27.34 / (gr/yd) | NeL / 0.8533 | Nm / 0.516 | NeC × 3.28 | NeK × 2.187 | NeS | 256 yards |