yarn size
1Yarn — This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story. Yarn …
2Variegated yarn — is yarn that changes colors as it moves along the skein. A skein of variegated yarn has at least two colors or two shades of one color, and as knitting is performed with the yarn, the colors will change from stitch to stitch (or every several… …
3List of yarns for crochet and knitting — Yarn size = Other plant fibers NotesReferences* Debbie Stoller, Stitch N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker New York: Workman Publishing, 2006. * Edie Eckman, The Crochet Answer Book , North Adams, Massachesetts: Storey Publishing, 2005 …
4Crochet — For a note duration, see Quarter note. Detail of a crocheted doily, Sweden Crochet (English pronunciation: /k …
5Heatsetting — Heat setting is a term used in the textile industry to describe a thermal process taking place mostly in either a steam atmosphere or a dry heat environment. The effect of the process gives fibers, yarns or fabric dimensional stability and, very… …
6hosiery — /hoh zheuh ree/, n. 1. stockings or socks of any kind. 2. the business of a hosier. [1780 90; HOSIER + Y3] * * * Knit or woven coverings for the feet and legs, worn inside shoes. In the 8th century BC, Hesiod referred to linings for shoes; the… …
7typp — ˈtip noun ( s) Etymology: thousand yards per pound : a unit of yarn size representing the number of thousands of yards of a yarn that weight one pound * * * /tip/, n. Textiles. a number representing the aggregate of thousands of yards of yarn… …
8Ballistic vest — A ballistic vest is an item of protective clothing that absorbs the impact from gun fired projectiles and shrapnel fragments from explosion. This protection is for the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and… …
9denier — A unit of rayon or silk yarn size, based on a standard weight of 5 centigrams per 450 meters of silk …
10textile — /teks tuyl, til/, n. 1. any cloth or goods produced by weaving, knitting, or felting. 2. a material, as a fiber or yarn, used in or suitable for weaving: Glass can be used as a textile. adj. 3. woven or capable of being woven: textile fabrics. 4 …
