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2. List of yarns for crochet and knitting - Wikipedia

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   DK, light worsted 12 - 17 sts 4.5 - 5.5 mm 7 - I-9 21 - 24 sts 3.75mm - 4.5mm Medium ... Cotton yarn has minimal elasticity unless blended with other fibers.

3. Lion Brand Yarns - Wikipedia

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   The company sells a variety of yarns, from 100% natural fibers including cotton, cashmere, alpaca, wool, bamboo, linen, and yak; to blends; and 100% acrylics in a variety of weights. Lion Brand also uses many other semi-synthetic fibers in their yarns such as amicor, lyocell, polyamide, polyester, rayon, modal, tencel, and viscose, to fully ...

4. Yarn weight - Wikipedia

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   Yarn weight is important in achieving the correct gauge or tension for a particular project and can help with yarn substitution. The Craft Yarn Council of America has developed a system that seeks to standardize the labeled weights of yarn. [2] Most yarns state their weight on the ball band but some may not, only giving the composition.

5. Cotton duck - Wikipedia

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   Cotton duck is used in a wide range of applications, from sneakers to painting canvases to tents to sandbags. [1] Historically, white untwilled cotton or linen fabric uniforms of this name were worn by British and French soldiers serving in the tropics. [2] Duck fabric is woven with two yarns together in the warp and a single yarn in the weft.

6. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. [1]

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). [1]