While Matt is perfectly correct, please be warned that not all mills, fabric outlets or manufacturers use that method to advertise.

Last year we had a thread that went on quite a while about fabric weights and we came up with four or five methods of measuring.

For example, the fabric Jeff and I use, which we call brushed cotton is listed by the mill as 11oz. When actually weighed by Matts method it comes out to 15.7 oz. per lineir yard at 54" wide. When checked by micrometer for thickness it is equivilant to 22 oz. kilt wool. Go figure.

The Amerikilt I had in my shop this year seemed to be of the same weight as very light weight "Dockers" slacks. Significantly lighter than the fabrics Jeff and I use when put side by side.