Skein | spool | spot | strand | ten | tube | vial | yd Hank | kilo | | lb | meter | mass | oz | ozt | pair | pkg | set Units of Measure used in our Online Store:īag | ball | box | card | doz | dwt | each | foot | gram | gross Smaller quantities will be exact you can expect a bag marked '1 dozen' to contain exactly 1 dozen pieces. We strive to put the exact amount in each bag, although +/- 5% is the standard in the jewelry supply industry.Īt 5%, a 1-gross bag could vary over or under by seven pieces. Although we use very accurate counting scales and trays, small variations in each item mean the actual count might vary slightly over or under the marked quantity. Why a 'gross'? We believe this is because in the 1800s and early 1900s, many jewelry findings, such as filigree findings and other common jewelry-making components were made in Germany, and sold by the dozen or the 'big' measurement, the gross. For any item, one gross (often abbreviated 'GR') is 12 dozen.ġ gross = 12 dozen = 144 pieces (72 pairs).ġ half-gross = 6 dozen = 72 pieces (or 36 pairs).

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