Quarter of inch
The thread counter is a small collapsible magnifying glass of which the Canut is useful. The Printer, him, names it Compte-fils.
The silk worker uses it regularly to know the " compte" , i.e. the number of " blows of trame" by centimetre. It checks also the quality of weaving.
The most used measuring unit currently is the centimetre but " the thread counter lyonnais" from 2,707 cm, used in the world Lyon be born from the silk trade is still of use at in love ones with the traditions.
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