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  • Thumbnail for Heather (fabric)
    heather refers to a color effect created by mixing two or more different colored fibers or yarns. It is interwoven yarns of mixed colors, and possibly...
    8 KB (809 words) - 16:22, 12 June 2023
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    more complex yarns are twisted together to form loops, curls, and knots, resulting in fancy effects. Many knitting yarns are complex ply yarns, which contribute...
    8 KB (981 words) - 20:36, 26 April 2024
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    Knitting (section Yarn)
    filaments, most yarns are made by spinning fibers. In spinning, the fibers are twisted so that the yarn resists breaking under tension; the twisting may be done...
    86 KB (10,659 words) - 18:06, 7 June 2024
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    A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form. Ropes have tensile strength...
    37 KB (4,618 words) - 06:35, 19 May 2024
  • Heatsetting (redirect from Frieze Yarn)
    as the twisted yarn attempts to reach equilibrium. Twisting in the opposite direction is due to the tensions resulting from the yarn twisting that Mueller...
    16 KB (2,309 words) - 22:48, 30 September 2022
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    silk blend, with hard-twisted yarns and ordinary yarn warp. Also used to describe a similar fabric made without crepe-twist yarns. French crêpe 1.  An...
    19 KB (1,850 words) - 19:24, 16 March 2024
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    spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom, middle...
    16 KB (2,091 words) - 19:43, 20 January 2024
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    other cases, yarns are manipulated with different fabric manufacturing systems to produce various fabric constructions. The fibers are twisted or laid out...
    123 KB (10,561 words) - 08:06, 6 June 2024
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    Bouclé (category Yarn)
    The core yarns are wrapped around the effect yarn either loosely or tightly, depending on the difference in feed rates and amount of twist used. The...
    2 KB (248 words) - 05:53, 10 June 2024
  • There are several synonymous terms: a combination yarn is made up of two strands of different fibers twisted together to form a ply; a mixture or mixed cloth...
    13 KB (1,455 words) - 02:19, 21 May 2024
  • widely used by all classes. "Katan," a term for a warp yarn consisting of two loosely twisted yarns, was used to create the Sanghi, Mashru, and Gulbadan...
    3 KB (342 words) - 22:26, 26 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for DREF friction spinning
    counts of yarns and technical core-wrapped yarns. DREF yarns are bulky with low tensile strength, making them suitable for blankets and mop yarns. They can...
    18 KB (1,070 words) - 17:29, 31 October 2023
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    structure made from fibers twisted together into a single strand, or from multiple such strands which are in turn twisted together. String is used to...
    18 KB (2,541 words) - 18:29, 14 May 2024
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    ancient times as yarns for fabric decoration. More recently, aluminium yarns, aluminized plastic yarns, and aluminized nylon yarns have replaced gold...
    20 KB (2,711 words) - 05:47, 11 December 2023
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    Chenille fabric (category Yarn)
    Chenille is a type of yarn, or the fabric made from it. Chenille is the French word for caterpillar whose fur the yarn is supposed to resemble. According...
    7 KB (962 words) - 04:32, 30 April 2024
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    while twofold ply, very lightly twisted 30-32 silk is used for weft. The warp yarn cost Rs. 2900-3200 per kg whereas weft yarn costs Rs. 2400-3000 per kg....
    15 KB (2,205 words) - 11:05, 29 January 2024
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    interlacing three or more strands of flexible material such as textile yarns, wire, or hair. The simplest and most common version is a flat, solid, three-stranded...
    16 KB (1,947 words) - 20:34, 16 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pile weave
    during weaving. This same effect can be achieved by winding the pile yarn around a rod during weaving. In both methods, the pile yarns lie in loops over the...
    5 KB (659 words) - 17:57, 21 March 2024
  • Walker calls these "crossed" (only knitted stitches twisted) and "twisted" (knits and purl twisted) Stockinette. Stocking-stitch fabric is very smooth...
    7 KB (810 words) - 00:49, 4 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Synthetic dreads
    Candycane Dreads are made using two or more colours twisted together to give a candycane effect. Blended dreads are made from a blend of different colours...
    4 KB (548 words) - 13:08, 25 March 2024
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