The system of grading the silk which is in vogue in Europe, and which is employed by a number of mills on this side, is as follows:
| 1 | skein of | 500 | meters, | weighing | 0,05 | grams | = 1 | denier | international | |
| or 1 | " | 476 | " | " | 0,053 | " | = 1 | " | Turin | system |
| or 1 | " | 476 | " | " | 0,051 | " | = 1 | " | Milan | " |
The warp calculation, taking the international denier, would run:
| ends in warp × length × denier × 0,05 gram | |
| divided by: | 500 meters |
| for the filling: | Picks per meter × xply × width × denier × 0,05 gram |
| divided by: | 500 meters |
Result in metric weight, kilograms and grams.
10. FINISHING
Give directions as to the process of finishing to which the goods are to be subjected, whether to be pressed, calendered, sized, moiréd, etc.
11. CALCULATION OF COST
If all the foregoing conditions are ascertained, and a sample or a piece of the fabric executed, it remains to the manufacturer to determine the exact figure at which he can produce the article. That this must be done with great accuracy is naturally of the utmost importance, and the calculator