yarn
long continuous length of interlocked fibers
chenille
tufted yarn made by cross weaving a textile with warp ends in groups, then cutting it into narrow strips along the length between the groups
woolen
textile made of soft carded wool
worsted
yarn spun with average to hard twist from long combed and carded fibers, traditionally of wool
organzine
thick, plied and twisted silk yarn
Homespun
registered trademark of Lion Brands for a rustic yarn
novelty yarn
any yarn with special effects introduced in spinning or plying
tram
doubled and lightly-twisted raw silk yarn
cotton spinning system yarn
any yarn of cotton or cotton-blend fiber, or short-staple synthetic yarn spun like cotton
types of yarn
yarn structures and materials
melange yarn
multicolored novelty yarn
Ban-Lon
trademark for a crimped rayon yarn from Joseph Bancroft & Sons
ribbon yarn
polymer film slit into narrow strips and used as yarn
monofilament
single filament of any synthetic fiber
sewing thread
fine yarn used for hand or machine sewing
metal-wrapped thread
smooth thread made of precious metal strips (lamella) wrapped around a core, usually of silk
paper yarn
yarn made from long, thin strips of twisted paper
carded yarn
yarn made from carded fiber
paper yarn
yarn made from paper strips
thread
continuous strand formed of filament fiber or spun, twisted, and plied short fibers, used for sewing and needlework
lurex
yarn with a metallic appearance
blend yarn
yarn spun from two or more different fibres
linen thread
thread made from flax fiber
angora yarn
yarn made from angora wool
semi-worsted yarn
wool yarn from carded but not combed sliver, spun like worsted
lisle
fine, 2-ply yarn of combed long-staple cotton
thrum
short piece or tuft of yarn, especially lengths of warp yarn left unwoven when cloth is cut from a loom
core spun yarn
yarn made by winding one yarn around another