Linen Yarn Count Conversion Chart: Lea, Ne & Nm

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Linen Yarn Count Conversion
Linen Yarn Count Conversion

Certainly. For linen/flax yarn, the traditional Lea count is related to English cotton count (Ne) approximately as:

Ne ≈ Lea ÷ 3

and:

Nm ≈ Ne × 1.693

So, 18 Lea ≈ 6 Ne ≈ 10.16 Nm.

Linen Lea ↔ Ne ↔ Nm Conversion Table

Linen LeaApprox. NeApprox. Nm
6 Lea2.00 Ne3.39 Nm
9 Lea3.00 Ne5.08 Nm
12 Lea4.00 Ne6.77 Nm
15 Lea5.00 Ne8.47 Nm
18 Lea6.00 Ne10.16 Nm
21 Lea7.00 Ne11.85 Nm
24 Lea8.00 Ne13.54 Nm
27 Lea9.00 Ne15.24 Nm
30 Lea10.00 Ne16.93 Nm
33 Lea11.00 Ne18.62 Nm
36 Lea12.00 Ne20.32 Nm
39 Lea13.00 Ne22.01 Nm
42 Lea14.00 Ne23.70 Nm
45 Lea15.00 Ne25.40 Nm
48 Lea16.00 Ne27.09 Nm
51 Lea17.00 Ne28.78 Nm
54 Lea18.00 Ne30.47 Nm
57 Lea19.00 Ne32.17 Nm
60 Lea20.00 Ne33.86 Nm

Important correction to my previous answer

I should correct one point: 18 Lea is approximately 6 Ne, but it is NOT 98–100 Nm. The correct conversion is approximately 10.16 Nm.

For your trading/quoting purposes:

18 Lea Linen ≈ 6 Ne ≈ 10.16 Nm

Also, Lea count is an indirect count system, and actual commercial specifications can vary depending on whether the supplier is quoting linen Lea, wet-spun linen count, or another regional convention. For an international inquiry, I would recommend specifying “100% linen, 6/1 Ne (18 Lea), wet-spun, bleached” if that is what you require.

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