Stitching Wire Data Table
Number of Stitches in 1lb. of wire

Round Bookbinders Wire
Gauge No.	Size	Inches per lb.	Feet per lb.	– – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Length of wire in stitch  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
				3/4	7/8	1	1-1/4	1-1/2	1-3/4	2	2-1/4	2-1/2	2-3/4	3	3-1/4	3-1/2
16	.063	1168	97	1560	1335	1168	934	779	669	584	519	467	425	389	359	334
17	.054	1536	128	2048	1755	1536	1228	1024	877	768	682	614	559	514	472	439
18	.047	1992	166	2656	2276	1992	1593	1328	1138	996	885	796	724	664	613	569
19	.041	2676	223	3566	3058	2676	2141	1784	1529	1338	1189	1070	973	892	823	764
20	.035	3708	309	4944	4238	3708	2966	2472	2119	1654	1648	1683	1349	1236	1141	1060
23	.025	6756	563	9008	7721	6756	5405	4604	3860	3378
24	.023	8496	708	11194	9709	8496	6797	5664	4854	4248
25	.021	10080	900	14400	12343	10800	8640	7200	6170	5400

Flat Bookbinders Wire
Gauge No.	Size	Inches per lb.	Feet per lb.	– – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Length of wire in stitch  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
				3/4	7/8	1	1-1/4	1-1/2	1-3/4	2	2-1/4	2-1/2	2-3/4	3	3-1/4	3-1/2
18x20	.047x.035	2544	212	3392	2907	2544	2035	1696	1452	1272	1130	1018	925	848	783	726
19x21.5	.041x.030	3396	283	4528	3881	3396	2717	2384	1940	1698	1509	1358	1235	1182
20x24	.035x.023	4896	408	8528	5595	4896	3917	3264	2798	2448	2176	1958	1760	1760
20x25	.035x3021	5448	454	7254	6221	5448	4359	3632	3110	2724	2421	2180
21x25	.032x.021	3708	559	8944	7665	2966	5355	4272	3823	3354	2981	2683

Ribbon Wire
Gauge No.	Size	Inches per lb.	Feet per lb.	– – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Length of wire in stitch  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
				3/4	7/8	1	1-1/4	1-1/2	1-3/4	2	2-1/4	2-1/2	2-3/4	3	3-1/4	3-1/2
Ribbon	.103x.028	1056	88	1408	1202	1056	845	704	801	528	469	422	384	352	325	300
Ribbon	.103x.023	1488	124	1984	1701	1488	1190	992	850	744	661	595	541	496	456	425
Ribbon	.103x.020	1752	146	2337	2002	1752	1402	1168	1001	876	779	701	637	584	539	500
Ribbon	.103x.017	2136	176	2848	2441	2196	1709	1424	1220	1068	949	652	777	712	657	610

Hybar Wire
Gauge No.	Size	Inches per lb.	Feet per lb.	– – – – – – – – – – – – – –  Length of wire in stitch  – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
				3/4	7/8	1	1-1/4	1-1/2	1-3/4	2	2-1/4	2-1/2	2-3/4	3	3-1/4	3-1/2
3	.060x.028	2388	199	3184	2729	2388	1910	1592	1364	1194	1061	955	868	796	735	682
2	.060x.024	2856	238	3308	3264	2856	2285	1904	1632	1428	1269	1142	1036	952	879	816
1	.060x.020	3324	277	4432	3799	3324	2659	2216	1900	1662	1477	1330	1209	1108	1023	950