NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion

UG Third Year Apparel Fashion Designing

Apparel Quality Management Assignment 1
Date of Submission: 29.07.15

Yarn Count Calculations &GSM Calculations

1. Calculate the yarn count for the following details in Ne, Nm and Tex.
Parameter
s
Length
Weight

Sample 1

Sample 2

30000
yards
1.2
Pounds

25000
meters
100 grams

2. Calculate the length of yarn from the following particulars;

Count=34Ne, Cone Nett Weight=1.5 Kgs
3. Which one among the following is finer yarn?
40 Ne, 20 Tex, 50 Nm
4. From the following particulars, determine which yarn sample is more
stronger?
Parameters
Count Ne
Lea Strength
(Lbs)

Sample 1 Sample 2
40
30
70

Sample 3
34

75

72

5. A knitter requires 40Ne for knitting and he receives yarn samples from
two different spinning mills. He tests the samples and the following are
the test results. Which yarn should he prefer and why?
Sample
from Mill
1
Sample
from mill
2

38.
5

39.
5

42

40

40.5

38

41.5

39.5

40.5

41

40.
7

41.
2

40

40.
5

41.3

39.
3

40

39.5

38.8

38.
7

6. Calculate the fabric areal density for the following details

i)
Length=150 meters, Tubular Width=0.8 meters, Fabric Weight=20
Kgs
ii)
Fabric Area = 1.2 m2, Weight = 200 grams

NIFT-TEA College of Knitwear Fashion

UG Third Year Apparel Fashion Designing
Apparel Quality Management Assignment 1
Date of Submission: 29.07.15

7. Fabric Roll weight= 25 Kgs. Fabric GSM= 180, Fabric Tubular Width=
0.65m. Calculate the fabric length in meters.