PLABRIC
The science of fabric, made practical — plain-English guides to fibers, weaves, and finishes, plus the textile calculators every maker, sourcing pro, and mill floor needs.
From converting GSM to ounces and denier to tex, to sizing yardage for a project, reading a thread count and cover factor, and planning for shrinkage before you cut, Plabric pairs free hands-on textile calculators with plain-English guides and a richly illustrated museum of fabric. Understand cloth, choose it better.
Textile & Fabric Calculators
Free tools for anyone who works with cloth — fabric weight, yarn count, project yardage, thread count and cover factor, and fabric shrinkage.
Fabric Weight Converter (GSM ↔ oz/yd²)
Convert a fabric's areal weight between metric GSM and imperial ounces per square yard, and see which weight band it falls into
Fabric Weight from Dimensions
Turn a fabric's GSM and a roll or cut size into a total weight in kilograms and grams, plus weight per running metre
Denier / Tex / Dtex Yarn Count Converter
Move a yarn spec between denier, tex, and dtex, and read the equivalent metric (Nm) and cotton (Ne) counts
Fabric Yardage Calculator
Work out how much fabric to buy from the area you need, the bolt's usable width, and a waste allowance — in metres, yards, and whole rolls
Thread Count & Cover Factor Calculator
Add ends and picks per inch for a woven fabric's thread count and warp:weft balance, plus the Peirce cover factor from yarn counts
Fabric Shrinkage Calculator
Measure shrinkage from a before/after wash, or work backwards to the length to cut so a finished piece lands at the right size
Museum of Fabric
Explore an immersive museum of cloth in all its forms — the natural and manufactured fibres spun into yarn, the weaves and knits that turn yarn into fabric, the dyes, prints, and finishes that give it colour and character, and the technical and industrial textiles engineered for performance, each in its own gallery, so you can get to know the stories behind every kind of fabric: what it is made of, how it is built, and why it behaves the way it does.
Tour the museum →From the Journal
Fresh guides on fibres and yarns, weaves and knits, fabric weight and thread count, dyeing and finishing, technical textiles, and choosing the right cloth for a job, plus plain-language explainers on the science behind it.
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Fabric Technology Strategies and Implementation
The Future of Fabric: Innovations in Durable Textiles Transforming Industries
The Science Behind Waterproof Fabrics: Innovation, Performance, and Everyday Applications
Reviving Threads: A Comprehensive Exploration of Textile Recycling and Its Global Impact
Keep Learning
Plain-language explainers on the fibres cloth is made from, the weaves and knits that build it, the units that measure fabric weight and yarn count, and the craft of choosing and caring for textiles — everything you need to dig deeper into how fabric really works.
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