FINENESS The thickness of a yarn measured in micrometers (1/25,000th of an inch). The finest silk yarn is 5 micrometers, even finer than human hair which can be 50 micrometers on the average. Related Related Articles: SARIS OF EAST INDIAGlossary: DENIERGlossary: YARN NUMBERHandcrafted Textiles of Benares By textilesofindia|2018-08-26T12:51:45+00:00August 26th, 2018|Comments Off on FINENESS Share This Article facebooktwitterlinkedinredditwhatsapppinterestvkEmail About the Author: textilesofindia An initiative to share the treasures of Indian textiles to the globe 🌏