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Laceweight

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003224

A very fine category of yarn used for creating delicate, openwork fabrics like shawls and doilies. This yarn produces a lightweight, airy material with excellent drape. Under the Craft Yarn Council's standard weight system, laceweight is designated as category 0 and is finer than fingering weight yarn, with a wraps-per-inch (WPI) count typically exceeding 35.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003224
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectManufacturing
TranslationsGerman: Lacegarn-Stärke; Spanish: peso de encaje; French: laceweight
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003224",
  "term": "Laceweight",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A very fine category of yarn used for creating delicate, openwork fabrics like shawls and doilies. This yarn produces a lightweight, airy material with excellent drape. Under the Craft Yarn Council's standard weight system, laceweight is designated as category 0 and is finer than fingering weight yarn, with a wraps-per-inch (WPI) count typically exceeding 35.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Lacegarn-Stärke",
    "es": "peso de encaje",
    "fr": "laceweight"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/laceweight/"
}

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