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Yarn is used to make textiles using a variety of processes, including weaving, knitting, and felting. Nearly four billion pounds (1.8 billion kg) of weaving yarn, three billion pounds (1.4 kg) of machine knitting yarn, and one billion pounds (450 million kg) of carpet and rug yarn was produced in the United States during in 1995.
A textile yarn is an assembly of substantial length and relatively small cross section of fibers and/or filaments with or without twist”.
Spin-staple yarns consist of staple fibers assembled and bound together by various means (usually twist) to produce the required characteristics such as strength, handle and appearance .
Yarn consists of several strands of material twisted together. Each strand is, in turn, made of fibers, all shorter than the piece of yarn that they form. These short fibers are spun into longer filaments to make the yarn. Long continuous strands may only require additional twisting to make them into yarns. Sometimes they are put through an additional process called texturing.
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Generally yarn is a continuous strand which is made up of filament, fibers or materials where the materials are suitable for knitting, weaving, otherwise forming a textile fabric.
Yarn, continuous strand of fibres grouped or twisted together and used to construct textile fabrics.
Yarn consists of several strands of material twisted together. Each strand is, in turn, made of fibers, all shorter than the piece of yarn that they form.
Have you ever looked closely at your favorite shirt? It's made of fabric with many woven textile yarns. But how is the yarn made? In this lesson, you will learn about types and classifications of yarns used to make textiles.
Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres, suitable for use in the production of textiles, sewing, crocheting, knitting, weaving, embroidery, or ropemaking. Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for needlework.
