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Yarn Twist (TPI/TPM) Calculator

Turns per inch and per meter from the twist multiplier and yarn count.

Twist

20.8TPI

Twist

819TPM

The formula

TPI = TM x sqrt(Ne); TPM = TPI x 39.37.

Worked example

Twist multiplier (TM): 3.8, Yarn count: 30 Ne. Result: Twist = 20.8 TPI; Twist = 819 TPM.

Assumptions

  • English (cotton) twist multiplier convention; typical TM: hosiery 3.2-3.8, warp 4.2-4.8.

This calculator is the single-use version of what Intelactory runs across every style.

Costing sheets, line plans, dye recipes and packing lists that compute themselves from your real orders, with the numbers connected end to end.

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