Yarn Related Terms
Also called stock dyeing, fiber dyeing refers to the dyeing of fibers, or stock, before it is spun into yarn. It is done by putting loose, unspun fibers into large vats containing the dye bath, which is then heated to proper temperature.
Source: J.J. Pizzuto’s Fabric Science (9th Edition) by Allen C. Cohen & Ingrid Johnson
Category: Fiber, Yarn
Yarns spun with varied twists, tufts and loops to achieve textural effects.
Source: Midwest Decorative Fabrics Association Textile Resources Directory, 1990
Category: Yarn
The dyeing of yarns wound on spools.
Source: Midwest Decorative Fabrics Association Textile Resources Directory, 1990
Category: Yarn
A yarn formed by twisting together two or more single strands.
Source: Midwest Decorative Fabrics Association Textile Resources Directory, 1990
Category: Yarn
An individual strand of yarn.
Source: Textile Glossary by Marvin Klappe
Category: Yarn
Also called fiber dyeing, stock dyeing refers to the dyeing of fibers, or stock, before it is spun into yarn. It is done by putting loose, unspun fibers into large vats containing the dye bath, which is then heated to proper temperature.
Source: J.J. Pizzuto’s Fabric Science (9th Edition) by Allen C. Cohen & Ingrid Johnson
Category: Fiber, Yarn
A generic term for a continuous strand of textile fibers, filaments or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving or otherwise intertwining to form a textile fabric. Yarn occurs in the following forms: (1) a number of fibers twisted together (spun yarn); (2) a number of filaments laid together without twist (a zero-twist yarn); (3) a number of filaments laid together with a degree of twist; (4) a single filament with or without twist (a monofilament); or (5) a narrow strip of material, such as paper, plastic film or metal foil, with or without twist, intended for use in a textile construction.
Source: Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper
Category: Yarn
The application of color to fiber after it is spun into yarn and before it is woven. Checks, stripes and plaids are typically woven in yarn-dyed cloths.
Source: Midwest Decorative Fabrics Association Textile Resources Directory, 1990
Category: Yarn
The dyeing of yarn before the fabric is woven or knit. Yarn can be dyed in the form of skeins, muff, packages, cheeses, cakes, chain-wraps and beams.
Source: Textile Glossary by Marvin Klapper
Category: Yarn