Editing Linen (section)

===Measure===
The standard measure of bulk linen yarn is the "lea", which is the number of yards in a pound of linen divided by 300. For example, a yarn having a size of 1&nbsp;lea will give 300&nbsp;yards per pound. The fine yarns used in handkerchiefs, etc. might be 40&nbsp;lea, and give 40x300 = 12,000&nbsp;yards per pound. This is a specific length therefore an indirect measurement of the fineness of the linen (i.e. the number of length units per unit mass). The symbol is NeL. The metric unit, Nm, is more commonly used in continental Europe. This is the number of 1,000&nbsp;m lengths per kilogram. In China, the English Cotton system unit, NeC, is common. This is the number of 840&nbsp;yard lengths in a pound.