yarns

Question 1

What are Fancy yarns

Answer 1

• Yarns with interesting textures e.g.
• Boucle:
• A core yarn, A Binder yarn and an effect yarn.
• looped/ soft yarn
• Slub:
• spinning thicker and thinner sections of yarn at irregular intervals
• gives aesthetic of linen or wild silk
• chenille
• Projecting fibres around the central core
• produced by weaving then cutting open net type fabric then cutting it
• creates soft bulky fabrics

Question 2

How are yarns produced

Answer 2

filament or staple fibres twisted to hold them together at different tensions for different effects

Question 3

What are the Types of yarns

Answer 3

• Staple
• filament
• single
• plied

Question 4

What are staple yarns?

Answer 4

yarns made from short fibres that have been combed to lie in the same direction before being twisted.
They are hairy so good at trapping air and moisture.
- they have more texture than smooth yarns and a duller appearance

Question 5

What are filament yarns?

Answer 5

• Multi filament yarns are made by twisting continuous filament fibres together.
• Mono filament yarns are made from a single continuous filament fibre
• They are smooth so don’t trap air and moisture and are more lustrous in appearance

Question 6

What are single yarns?

Answer 6

staple or filament fibres twisted into 1 yarn

Question 7

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