Weaving Yarn Calculator

What are you weaving?

Number of items you want to weave

Finished length of 1 piece (inches)

Length of fringe/hems for 1 piece (inches)

Amount desired for sampling (inches)

Loom waste (typically 20–30 inches)

How will your warp behave?

Warp shrinkage (typically 10–15%)

Warp take-up (typically 10–15%)

How will your weft behave?

Weft take-up (about 10% or more for weft-faced weave)

Sett and width

Width in the reed (inches)

Warp sett (EPI)

Weft PPI (similar to EPI for a balanced weave, higher for a weft-faced and lower for a warp-faced)