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2. Yarn - Wikipedia

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   Yarn is selected for different textiles based on the characteristics of the yarn fibres, such as warmth (wool), light weight (cotton or rayon), durability (nylon is added to sock yarn, for example), or softness (cashmere, alpaca). Yarn is composed of twisted strands of fiber, which are known as plies when grouped together. [19]

3. Jimmy Beans Wool - Wikipedia

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   Jimmy Beans Wool is an American yarn retailer. The company is headquartered in South Meadows, a neighborhood in Reno, Nevada. [1] [2] [3] Other physical locations include a yarn-dyeing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, a sewing team in Vietnam, and a manufacturing facility in India. [1] Jimmy Beans Wool ships to over 60 countries. [4]

4. Novelty yarns - Wikipedia

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   Novelty yarns, also known as complex yarns, add unique textures and visual interest to fabrics. Unlike smooth and uniform yarns, complex yarns can be uneven, with variations in thickness, curls, loops, twists, and different colors along their length. These characteristics are used to create interesting effects in fabrics.

5. Kopenhagen Fur - Wikipedia

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   By 1999, approximately 500 buyers would arrive in Copenhagen from 15 countries to bid on some 12 million mink pelts. [11] Kopenhagen Fur is the world's largest fur skin auction house and the centre of the international fur trade. When Copenhagen Fur Center ended its marketing alliance with Saga Furs of Scandinavia, the company made several changes.

6. Open-end spinning - Wikipedia

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   Open-end spinning is a technology for creating yarn without using a spindle.It was invented and developed in Czechoslovakia in Výzkumný ústav bavlnářský / Cotton Research Institute in Ústí nad Orlicí in 1963.

7. Hank (unit of measure) - Wikipedia

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   The three uppermost yarns are in hanks. While hanks may differ by manufacturer and by product, a skein is usually considered 1/6th of a hank (either by weight or by length). One source identifies a skein of stranded cotton as being 8.25 yards (7.54 m), of tapestry wool as being 10 yards (9.1 m), and crewel wool as being 33 yards (30 m).