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2. Marie Wallin - Wikipedia

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   From the mid-1990s she started working in the commercial knitwear industry again, before joining yarn company Rowan as Head Designer. In this position she was responsible for designing handknits, but also photoshoots and the general creative direction. She became known for her colourful fair isle designs during this time.

3. Swift (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Yarn tends to catch on the hands and wristwatches of the person holding the hank, and a swift has neither hand nor watch to catch the yarn. Another common substitute is the back of a chair. The disadvantages of this is that the hank is not kept under tension, and thus the yarn has a tendency to get tangled, and one has to stop very often to ...

4. Lopi (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   Lopi (Icelandic:) is knitting wool made from the fleece of Icelandic sheep. The fleece is made up of two layers, each with a different kind of wool. The wet-resistant outer coat contains long, coarse fibres, while the insulating layer beneath consists of soft, short fibres. [1] These are processed together to create lopi roving and yarn.

5. 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]

6. Patons and Baldwins - Wikipedia

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   The business was sold in the late 1980s; it passed through several owners until 1995 when it produced its last bail of yarn. The factory closed on 31 July 1997. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In Australia the Patons brand is manufactured by Wangaratta Woollen Mills in Victoria, and has been a heritage Australian brand since 1923.

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