Yarn Nomenclature

The example above identifies the following yarn:

• E = electrical glass
• C = continuous filament
• G = average filament diameter of 0.00037″ (9 Micron)
• 150 = 15,000 yards/lb. nominal bare glass in basic strand.
• 3/2 = two plies of 3-strand construction (total 6 basic strands)
• 3.0S = the number of turns per inch in the twist of the final yarn in the S direction