<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">thread counters</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>textile fabricating tools and equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>linen tester</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thread counter</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>thread-counter</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Magnifying tools, comprising a rotatable magnifying lens mounted a fixed distance above a platform on which textile materials can be examined, designed to count woven fabric threads within a given space or texture. To measure the thread count of a fabric sample, these optical  devices work to enlarge the user's view of the fabric's warp and weft threads so the fabric quality can be more easily determined. ]]></note></mads>