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Glossary

What is Ply?

The number of single strands twisted together to make a yarn. "/1" means single-ply: one strand, not twisted with another.

This term in other languages

Arabicعدد الخيوط (البرم)
FrenchNombre de fils retors (ply)
TurkishKat sayısı (ply)

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Cotton: how it is grown and graded, and what "Ne 30/1 combed" means

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