Relation Between Yarn Count and GSM | Relation Between Stitch Length and GSM | Mostly Used Yarn Count in Textile

What is Yarn Count in Textile?

According to the textile institute, yarn count is a number which normally indicates the mass per unit length or length per unit mass of yarn. There are mainly two types of count where one is indirect system (English, metric, worsted) and another one is direct system (tex, denier, pounds per spindle).

What is GSM of Fabric in Clothing?

In textile and apparel industry, GSM stands for Grams per Square Meter. GSM is normally mentioned in order sheet of apparel export order. It indicates the thickness of fabric. It is the metric measurement of the weight of a fabric.

Relation Between Stitch Length, GSM and Yarn Count:

SI. No.	Types of Fabric	Yarn Count	Stitch Length (mm)	GSM
1	Strip Single Jersey Fabric	26/1	2.86	160
2	Single Jersey Fabric	30/1	2.80	150
3	Double Pique Fabric	32/1	2.58	165
4	1×1 Rib Fabric	30/1	2.60	220
5	1×1 Rib Fabric	20/1	3.20	270
6	1×1 Rib Fabric	24/1	2.90	220
7	1×1 Rib Fabric	28/1	2.67	200
8	1×1 Rib Fabric	32/1	2.45	200
9	Single Jersey Fabric	28/1	2.78	155
10	Single Jersey Fabric	40/1	2.45	110
11	Single Jersey Fabric	28/1	2.75	160
12	Full Feeder Lycra S/J Fabric	34/1	2.90	180
13	Full Feeder Lycra S/J Fabric	30/1	2.95	200
14	Full Feeder Lycra S/J Fabric	28/1	2.80	160
15	Full Feeder Lycra S/J Fabric	26/1	2.90	160
16	1×1 Rib Fabric	24/1	3.00	270
17	1×1 Rib Fabric	40/1 CVC	2.80	250
18	2×2 Rib Fabric	30/1	2.78	220
19	1×1 Lycra Rib Fabric	30/1 + 40D	2.90	230
20	Stripe S/J Fabric	26/1	2.86	160

What Types of Yarn Count Used in Knit Fabric Manufacturing?

The below yarn counts are widely used in knit fabric manufacturing industry.

SL No.	Types of Fabric	Yarn Count
01	Cotton	20/1, 24/1, 26/1, 28/1, 30/1, 34/1, 40/1 Ne
02	Terylene cotton	20/1, 24/1, 26/1, 28/1, 30/1 Ne
03	CVC	26/1, 28/1, 30/1, 34/1 Ne
04	Mélange	20/1, 22/1, 26/1, 30/1 Ne
05	Spandex	40D, 70D
06	Polyester	75D, 150D
07	Sewing thread	40/2, 150D