What Do Yarn Numbers Mean? Weaving Yarns

Wonder what the numbers such as 5/3 or 2/20 mean in weaving yarn? Amy Tyler has the answers.

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What does 3x2/16 mean here? Obv 2/16 is the yarn weight but I'm confused by the explanation in the 2nd photo. Are we meant to twist our own yarns for each thread?

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