Thread Size Charts

[TerryF2858]

does anyone have a chart that gives comparisons of thread sizes? I use size a, b d, e on my flies and jigs, and it seems the new way is in denier 70 or 140 or 3/0 or 6/0  it seemed easier with the "abc" system.

 

thanks

for the help

[JimP]

I was thinking the same thing, what the heck is a Denier-

 

This is what "Wikipedia said:

Denier[edit]

Denier /ˈdɛnjər/ or den, a unit of measure for the linear mass density of fibers, is defined as the mass in grams per 9000 meters.^[1] The denier is based on a natural reference: a single strand of silk is approximately one denier; a 9000-meter strand of silk weighs about one gram. The term denier comes from the French denier, a coin of small value (worth ¹⁄₁₂ of a sou). Applied to yarn, a denier was held to be equal in weight to ¹⁄₂₄ of an ounce. The term microdenier is used to describe filaments that weigh less than one gram per 9000 meters.

The take-away is each "Denier" is equal to a single filament of silk.  Larger numbers are stronger than smaller numbers.

A chart to compare the old letter sizes is what you need so you can compare.

 

Jim P

[JimP]

Yet more information on thread size.  TMI

 

Here is a link that covers more,  http://mvff.tripod.com/Reference/Denier.pdf  

 

Terry, the chart you need is at the last of the fourth page.

 

 

Jim P

 

[TerryF2858]

thank you that will help quite a bit, now i can find a thread size i want.

 

terry