{"id":6264,"date":"2024-05-19T20:01:38","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T03:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/?p=6264"},"modified":"2024-05-16T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T03:06:44","slug":"how-to-measure-ypp-or-mpkg-without-a-yarn-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/handweavingacademy.com\/how-to-measure-ypp-or-mpkg-without-a-yarn-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"How to measure YPP or MPKG without a yarn balance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you don\u2019t have a yarn balance you can determine yards per pound (YPP) or meters per kilogram (MPKG) of a yarn by measuring a known length and extrapolating from its weight. A short length is bound to be too light for most scales to weigh accurately, so the best approach is to wind yourself a tiny little \u201cwarp\u201d and weigh that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measuring out the yarn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tie some other yarn onto a warping board, just as if you were putting on a guide string to wind a short little warp. Be sure to use knots rather than wrapping either end around a peg a bunch of times to secure it – you need to know exactly how far apart the two ends are. It doesn\u2019t really matter how long this \u201cwarp\u201d is so don\u2019t worry about making it any particular length, just pick a path that\u2019ll be quick and easy to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My intuition tells me that making your \u201cwarp\u201d at least a yard long will introduce less error than something shorter, so I default to two passes on my warping board: from the cross to the opposite side, and then back to a different point on the starting side. Leave that measuring string where it is for the time being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now use your mystery yarn to follow this path several times, until the whole lot looks like something your scale will be able to measure. Tie off onto the last peg and count the number of ends you\u2019ve got before doing anything else. Don\u2019t add any ties – you don\u2019t want to add any weight at all. Being careful not to include the measuring string, chain your little warp off the board and tie it at both ends so that it can\u2019t come apart (tying the chain itself into a knot doesn\u2019t add any new weight).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, measure the guide string from the end of one loop to the end of the other loop, and weigh the little chain. Use inches and ounces if you\u2019re heading for yards per pound, and centimeters and grams if you\u2019re aiming for meters per kilogram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Calculating YPP or MPKG<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

THen either math them this was for Imperial\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length of guide string in inches x number of ends in chain \u00f7 36 = Length of chain in yards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length of chain in yards \u00f7 weight of warp in ounces x 16 = Yards per pound (YPP)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026.or this way for Metric:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length of guide string in cm x number of ends in chain \u00f7 100 = Length of chain in meters<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length of chain in meters \u00f7 weight of warp in grams x 1000 = Meters per kilogram (MPKG)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now go forth and calculate, weaving friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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