What Is Nm Count in Yarn

An indirect yarn count system. The length of yarn in meters of one gram of yarn or length of yarn in kilometers of one kilogram of yarn is called new metric count(Nm). … The yarn becomes finer when Nm increases. It is generally used to express the count of cotton and sometimes for flax yarn.

What does NM mean in yarn count?

The Nm stands for ‘normal metric‘ – which is based on 1 000 metres of yarn per kilogram. The first number refers to the number of strands plied together. The second number tells you how many hanks of 1 000 metre lengths of a single ply of the yarn would weigh one kilogram.

What is NM weaving?

NM and WC – what can these mean! Most EU yarn millers now use the standard ‘new metric’ or NM count in which a count of 1 is a single strand of yarn (un-plied) that is 1000m long and weighs 1kg. If the yarn is plied with another then this is shown as ‘count/plies.