Warping & Sizing

Stretch Percentage in Sizing Calculator

Stretch taken in sizing is elongation the yarn no longer has at the loom. Keep it under 1.5%.

Zone Speeds Roller surface speeds
m/min
m/min
m/min
m/min
Yarn Tensile reserve
%

Total Stretch

— %

Creel to beam elongation

Zone Breakdown

Creel to Size Box
— %
Size Box to Drying
— %
Drying to Beam
— %
Elongation Left for Weaving
— %

The wet zone is where damage happens: yarn is weakest leaving the size box. Take any unavoidable stretch in the dry zones instead.

Stretch Percentage in Sizing Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.