A pick glass also known as a piece glass is a magnifying glass helpful in counting

thread count Textile fibers, threads, yarns and fabrics are measured in a multiplicity of units. * A fiber, a single filament of natural material, such as cotton, linen or wool, or artificial material such as nylon, polyester, metal or mineral fiber, or man-m ...

. It is used to determine the number of yarns in warp and weft in woven fabrics and courses and wales in

knitted fabric Knitted fabric is a textile that results from knitting, the process of inter-looping of yarns or inter-meshing of loops. Its properties are distinct from woven fabric in that it is more flexible and can be more readily constructed into smaller pi ...

s. Compact constructions of fabrics may have a higher thread count. That is also called "cloth count."

Function

Pick glass aid in measuring the following.

Ends and picks

Ends per inch is the number of

warp Warp, warped or warping may refer to: Arts and entertainment Books and comics * WaRP Graphics, an alternative comics publisher * ''Warp'' (First Comics), comic book series published by First Comics based on the play ''Warp!'' * Warp (comics), a ...

threads per inch of woven fabric. Picks per inch is the number of

weft Warp and weft are the two basic components used in weaving to turn thread or yarn into fabric. The lengthwise or longitudinal warp yarns are held stationary in tension on a frame or loom while the transverse weft (sometimes woof) is draw ...

threads per inch of woven fabric. Pick is a term that refers to a single weft thread. By and large, the more ends and picks per inch, the finer the cloth. Balanced plain weave fabrics have warp and weft threads that are the same weight (size) and have the same number of

ends End, END, Ending, or variation, may refer to: End *In mathematics: **End (category theory) **End (topology) **End (graph theory) ** End (group theory) (a subcase of the previous) **End (endomorphism) *In sports and games **End (gridiron football) ...

and picks per inch.

Courses and Wales

Loops are the building blocks of

s, and courses and wales in knitted fabrics are importantly similar to ends and pick in woven fabrics. The knitting structure is formed by intermeshing the loops in consecutive rows. * Courses: are the total number of horizontal rows measured in per inch or per centimetre. The course is a horizontal row of loops formed by all the adjacent needles during one revolution. course length is obtained by multiplying loop length with the number of needles involved in the production of the course. * Wales: are the number of vertical columns measured in per inch or per centimetre.

References

Bibliography

* {{Cite book , editor-last=Kadolph , editor-first=Sara J. , title=Textiles , edition=10th , publisher=Prentice-Hall , location=Saddle River, New Jersey , year=2007 , isbn=978-0-13-118769-6 , url-access=registration , url=https://archive.org/details/textiles0010kado Textiles

Function

Ends and picks

Courses and Wales

See also

References

Bibliography