1 10 gauge is equivalent to 270 pitch or 10 ends per inch x 27.
What does yarn gauge mean in carpet.
The number of ends of surface yarn counting across the width of carpet.
E g 1 8 gauge 8 ends per inch.
In tufted carpet gauge is the number of ends of surface yarn per inch counting across the carpet.
You can have a carpet with virtually no twist or one with 5 twists.
The higher this number the denser the carpet.
So a 1 10 gauge carpet with 10 stitches per inch means there are 100 stitches in one square inch of the carpet.
Carpet fibers also called yarn is either extruded or twisted to form a single strand or filament these filaments are similar in size to a human hair.
In woven carpet pitch is the number of ends of yarn in 27 inches of width.
The needles push yarn through a primary backing fabric where a loop holds the yarn in place to form a tuft as the needle is removed.
Selecting the right carpet tuft twist.
Twist is the number of twists in the yarn per inch.
E g 216 pitch divided by 27 8 ends per inch.
The gauge of a machine does not change but the stitch rate can.
216 divided by 28 8 end per inch.
Gauge pitch the number of ends of surface yarn counting across the width of carpet.
In woven carpet pitch is the number of ends of yarn in 27quote width e g.
To convert gauge to pitch multiply ends per inch by 27 e g.
A low yarn stitch count does not mean an inferior carpet product it still meets the manufacturing standards it just means the carpeting will not last long in a high traffic area.