Story of Silk

Mommes (mm) is a unit of weight traditionally used to measure the density of silk. It is similar to the use of thread count for cotton fabrics.

Mommes express the weight in pounds, of a piece of material of size 45 inches by 100 yards.

An easy way to convert mommes (mm) into grams per square metre (gsm) is:

1mm = 4.3056 gsm

To get an indication of the weight per linear metre of a length of fabric with width of 45 inches or 114cm would be

Mommes (mm) is a unit of weight traditionally used to measure the density of silk. It is similar to the use of thread count for cotton fabrics.

Mommes express the weight in pounds, of a piece of material of size 45 inches by 100 yards.

An easy way to convert mommes (mm) into grams per square metre (gsm) is:

1mm = 4.3056 gsm

To get an indication of the weight per linear metre of a length of fabric with width of 45 inches or 114cm would be

1mm = 4.9 grams per linear metre in 45” width silk fabric

1mm = 4.9 grams per linear metre in 45” width silk fabric