Lea

Description

A measure of yarn length that is used to determine density. The length of a lea of yarn varies with fiber type:

• wool: a lea is usually 80 yards (73 meters)
• cotton: a lea is usually 120 yards (110 meters)
• silk: a lea is usually 120 yards (110 meters)
• linen: a lea is usually 300 yards (274 meters)

The count or number of a yarn is given as the leas per pound of fiber. Thus a 10 count linen yarn has 3000 yards per pound.

Synonyms and Related Terms

(garen) lengtemaat (Ned);

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997