_Multiply_: Number of ends×length×count
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_Divide by_: 1000 yards×256 drams
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Filling Calculation
_Multiply:_ Picks×xply×width×length of piece×count
-------------------------------------- = lbs.
_Divide by:_ 1000 yards×256 drams
The result in both cases will be in pounds.
The system of grading the silk which is in vogue in Europe, and which is
employed by a number of mills on this side, is as follows:
1 skein of 500 meters, weighing 0,05 grams = 1 denier international
or 1 " 476 " " 0,053 " = 1 " Turin system
or 1 " 476 " " 0,051 " = 1 " Milan "
The warp calculation, taking the international denier, would run:
ends in warp×length×denier×0,05 gram
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_divided by:_ 500 meters
for the filling: Picks per meter×xply×width×denier×0,05 gram
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_divided by:_ 500 meters
Result in metric weight, kilograms and grams.