Yarns in A Sentence

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    A considerable business is done with European countries in doubled yarns and in fine counts of Egyptian, including "gassed" yarns, which are also sent intermittently to Japan.

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    A distinctive feature is the single wefted edges -- a weft is a piece of yarn that is horizontally integrated over and under vertical "warp" yarns to create rows.

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    A good market had been created for Indian products, particularly yarns and cereals.

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    A great amount of doubled and trebled yarn is now sold, though it does not appear that recent expansions have added much to doubling spindles, and considerable developments continue in the use of dyed and mercerized yarns.

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    A knitter should be sure to choose yarns that will not irritate sensitive baby skin unless she already knows that the child for whom she is making a garment can wear virtually any material next to his or her skin.

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    A monopoly of bleaching was granted to the town, and thus a considerable trade in woollen and linen yarns was attracted to Chemnitz; paper was made here, and in the 16th century the manufacture of cloth was very flourishing.

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    A Persian gentleman erected a cotton-spinning factory at Teheran in 1894 with expensive machinery; it turned out some excellent yarn but could not compete in price with imported yarns.

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    A range of naturally dyed yarns are also available.

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    All the better class yarns are spun from these two kinds.

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    Also, if spandex is blended with other yarns it may change the "breathability" of the fabric.

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    Although its manufacturing importance is now small in comparison with that of several other Yorkshire towns, it possesses mills for spinning worsted and carpet yarns, coco-nut fibre and China grass.

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    Although the protective tariffs thus imposed have resulted in a large increase in manufacturing industries, some of them have been antagonistic to the productive interests of the country, as in the case of weaving mills which use imported yarns.

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    Angel Yarns is billed as Europe's largest online yarn store.

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    Annie's Attic many different types of yarns for knitting and crochet.

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    Ardura 70D is a high density ripstop fabric using densely packed 70 denier yarns for strength and low weight.

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    At one time, sock yarns were only available in single, muted colors.

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    Before weaving can commence the warp yarns must be assembled onto a beam.

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    Bernat no longer manufactures organic yarns, but they do have suggestion substitutions if you are willing to use conventional yarn.

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    Besides a large knitting supply, Angel Yarns also features a newsletter, patterns, and even a forum for sharing tips and ideas.

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    Blue Sky manufactures two different kinds of yarns.

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    Bradford is still the great spinning and manufacturing centre for alpacas, large quantities of yarns and cloths being exported annually to the continent and to the United States, although the quantities naturally vary in accordance with the fashions in vogue, the typical "alpaca-fabric" being a very characteristic "dress-fabric."

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    Bulky yarns work nicely for oversized crocheted dogs.

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    By blending the highest quality yarns along with our highly skilled design team only products of the highest quality are produced.

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    Candy corn crocheted from a variety of yarns provides decorations in the same bright colors without the sweetness and stickiness of the candy.

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    Chemicals are sometimes used in the preparation of fibers, for instance chemical dyes are sometimes used to color yarns and fabrics.

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    Chic is a gorgeous and luxurious version of the extremely popular eyelash yarns which are perfect for scarves and hats, ponchos and shrugs.

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    Choose yarns that are soft, yet durable.

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    Cool Woolz offers shoppers a variety of choices in knitting supplies, yarns, and patterns.

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    Cotton manufactures and yarns are imported almost exclusively from the United Kingdom, and amount to about 40% of the total trade.

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    Depending on your project, however, there are other yarns that can be substituted with excellent results.

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    Do you think that spinning yarns to patients about what is going on in their bodies is putting them first?

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    Do you think that spinning yarns... Of course it is.

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    Due to ' very ' popular demand we are now stocking the fabulous Lana Grossa sock yarns.

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    During recent years a considerable quantity of cotton has been exported, but more than a compensating amount of raw cotton, yarns and textiles, is imported.

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    Each draft may be worked into a quality of its own, and by such means the most level yarns are obtained.

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    Eco-Butterfly manufactures a wide variety of organic cotton yarns.

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    El Pine Socks are made from rugged 3-ply yarns made from a blend of wool, nylon and spandex.

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    Everyone enjoyed weaving squares of textured yarns which were then sewn into a colorful hanging.

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    Export buyers, attended by salesmen, are commonly more or less stationary and prominent; Burnley manufacturers abound in one locality and spinners of Egyptian yarns in another.

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    Folded Yarns are hairy after being spun and folded, and in addition sometimes contain nibs and rough places.

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    For big fluffy wooly yarns you'll probably only need one skein of yarn, but you might need more than one if the skeins are small.

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    For instance, if you know that you need a bulky yarn, you automatically eliminate all those yarns that don't look bulky.

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    For very heavy jute yarns the spinning frame is not used - the desired amount of twist being given at the roving frame.

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    Glasgow buys largely of yarns and cloth, some considerable part of which is dyed or printed, for India and elsewhere, and has an indigenous manufacture and trade in fine goods such as book-muslins and lappets, a somewhat delicate department of manufacture which necessitates a slower running of machinery than is usual in Lancashire.

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    Halcyon carries yarns as well as fibers for spinning.

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    Hello Knitty is a fun site with interesting patterns and a good collection of boutique yarns.

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    Hemp yarns are also used in certain classes of carpets, for special bags for use in cop dyeing and for similar special purposes, but for the ordinary bagging and sacking the employment of hemp yarns has been almost entirely supplanted by yarns made from the jute fibre.

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    However, if this is not an issue, soft fine mohairs and other quality yarns can make a beautiful garment.

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    In 1830 the Linen Board ceased to exist, the trade having been for some time in a very depressed condition owing to the importation of machine-made yarns from Scotland and England.

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    In physical structure alpaca is somewhat akin to hair, being very glossy, but its softness and fineness enable the spinner to produce satisfactory yarns with comparative ease.

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    In the Mexican the yarns were originally of nearly the same weight and number of threads to the 4 in., an arrangement which gave the cloth an even appearance, thus differing from the "pin-head" or medium makes.

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    Indeed, it was not until Mr. Rowan got the Dutch government, about 1838, to substitute jute yarns for those made from flax in the manufacture of the coffee bagging for their East Indian possessions, that the jute trade in Dundee got a proper start.

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    It is a matter of experience that cotton yarns which when spun contain only a small percentage of moisture will absorb up to about 8% when they are exposed to what may be rather vaguely described as natural conditions.

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    It is created by knitting together adjacent, parallel yarns.

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    It is, however, a valuable fibre for carpet yarns, especially for dark yarns.

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    It's easy to browse yarns on this site by brand, fiber content, texture, color and gauge, which is very cool when you've got an old pattern designed for yarn that is no longer available.

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    Its a village with a strong sense of community where locals sit swapping yarns in the village inn.

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    Its chief industry is the manufacture of tweeds and fine yarns, which, together with the fame of its medicinal springs, brought the burgh into prominence towards the end of the 18th century.

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    Japanese cotton yarns are imported to be woven into a strong cloth on Korean hand-looms. Beans and peas, rice, cowhides, and ginseng are the chief exports, apart from gold.

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    Just make sure to select a hook size that gives you tight crochet stitches so that the stuffing does not show or work out through the stitches.Fuzzy or hairy yarns make long-haired canines.

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    Knit Picks has a variety of unique yarns and knitting essentials.

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    Lion Brand is another large, conventional company that has begun to manufacture organic yarns.

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    Luxury yarns such as cashmere or cashmere blends are available and increasingly popular.

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    Many sock yarns are made from 'superwash' wool, which means that it has been preshrunk.

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    Metallic yarns or yarns with bits of foil also lend themselves to robots; however, furry or hairy yarns with metallic elements will not be as effective as smooth yarn with no pile.

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    Michaels Crafts carries Lion Brand Yarns which are inexpensive and come in a lot of great colors.

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    Naraingunge is a strong fibre, possesses good spinning qualities, and is very suitable for good warp yarns.

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    Nylon yarns are a memory fiber that helps to keep its shape (twist).

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    One of the most popular yarns used when knitting socks is self-striping or self-patterning yarns.

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    Raising-cloths are of various kinds and may be merely mediums with a heavy weft, or "condensor" weft made from waste yarns.

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    Rowan has partnered with Biore of Switzerland to make the yarns traceable to the individual grower.

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    Silk crepe, or crepe de chine, is a heavier weight, comprised of tightly twisted silk yarns.

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    Since the fibers are so long, they are ideal for creating the yarns used in large pieces of fabrics, such as sheets and comforters.

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    Sock yarns have become much more interesting over recent years.

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    Some luxury yarns have to be hand washed, making them impractical for socks.

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    Some suggested yarns are wool or acrylic, but it's up to you what type of yarn you want to use.

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    Spinning mills are established, however, in most of the large Lancashire towns as well as in some parts of Cheshire and in Yorkshire, where there is a considerable industry in doubling yarns.

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    Super fine yarn also includes fingering and baby weight yarns.

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    Technically, the weave is created by using at least four yarns of what's known as cool fill or weft yarns.

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    The amount permissible, according to the recommendation of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, is 8%, but while it may be assumed that yarns at the time of their sale rarely contain less than this, they frequently contain a good deal more.

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    The ASI intends for the scholarship to promote awareness of the variety and versatility of wool fabrics and yarns and to encourage personal creativity and fashionable expression.

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    The bottom of the cell is formed by those threads and picks which weave "plain," while the ascending sides of the figure are formed by the gradually increasing length of float of the warp and weft yarns.

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    The cloth manufacture is located at Reichenberg; Rumburg and Trautenau are the centre of the linen industry; woollen yarns are made at Aussig and Asch.

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    The cotton for these yarns is grown on organic farms in India.

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    The demand for cloths which require careful handling and regularity in weaving has helped to develop the supply of ring yarns which will stand the strain of the loom better than mule twists.

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    The demand for this class of bagging, which is made from fine hessian yarns, is still great.

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    The finer kinds, made from Egyptian yarns, are called mull-dhooties.

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    The finest yarns weigh 22 lb to 3 lb per spyndle, but the commonest kinds are 7 Ib, 8 lb, 9 lb and io lb per spyndle.

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    The following statistics, taken from Hooper's Statistics of the Woollen and Worsted Trades of the United Kingdom, give an idea of the extent of the trade in yarns and fabrics of the alpaca type; unfortunately statistics for alpaca alone are not published.

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    The hemp fibre has always been valuable for the rope industry, and it was at one time very extensively used in the production of yarns for the manufacture of sail cloth, sheeting, covers, bagging, sacking, &c. Much of the finer quality is still made into cloth, but almost all the coarser quality finds its way into ropes and similar material.

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    The imports largely consist of railway material, industrial machinery, cotton, woollen and linen textiles and yarns for national factories, hardware, furniture, building material, mining supplies, drugs and chemicals, wines and spirits, wheat, Indian corn, paper and military supplies and e9uipment.

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    The introduction of fancy yarns, or colored yarns can transform a basic garment into something a little special.

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    The large business done in yarns with the continent of Europe is in some respects an extension of the British home trade, though certain countries have their own specialities.

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    The manufacturing of chenille fabric is a unique process that involves placing short lengths of yarn between two "core yarns" and then twisting the yarn together.

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    The metric system of weights and measures has been adopted so widely that it forms the most suitable basis for the titrage or counts of yarns.

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    The principal items of import are cotton yarns, metals, sugar, petroleum and coal; of export, silk, representing in value 34% of the total exports, cotton, tea, rice, hides and skins, wool, wheat and beans.

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    The real cause of most of these objections was the fact that suitable machinery and methods of treatment had not been developed for preparing yarns from this useful fibre.

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    The result is stronger, softer more lustrous yarns that accept color with the greatest clarity.

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    The resulting sliver is used by silk spinners who make a speciality of spinning short fibres, and the exhaust noils are bought by those who spin them up into " noil yarns " on the same principle as wool.

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    The revolving hooks are turned either by hand or by a small motor, twisting the yarns together to form a strand.

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    The script is admittedly hackneyed, but amiably so - like the best boy's own adventure yarns of old.

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    The three chief syndicates, one each in Italy, France and Switzerland, work very much together, practically ruling the prices for yarns and raw materials.

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    The trade in worsted and woollen yarns, which formerly furnished employment to a large section of the population, has now completely declined, partly owing to the introduction of Irish worsted.

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    The use of PBT yarns ensure that these suits will retain their shape, providing necessary stretch with superior comfort.

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    The various Indian markets take largely of 40 8 mule twist and in various proportions of 30 8 mule, water twists, two-folds grey and bleached, fine Egyptian counts and dyed yarns.

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    The yarn is now ready for reeling into skeins or for warping, both of which operations are common to all the textile yarns.

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    The Yarn Warehouse manufactures quality hand knitting yarns.

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    The yarns are capable of being dyed brilliant colours, but, unfortunately, the colours are not very fast to light.

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    The yarns are chiefly used by manufacturers of powder bags.

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    The yarns are high quality and much cheaper than similar yarns you could buy elsewhere.

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    The yarns are spun in the traditional manner at New Lanark in Scotland, using 100% Pure New Wool in Aran and double-knitting yarn.

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    There are also mills for flax and hemp yarns, a weaving factory and a hosiery factory.

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    There are tons of great knitting patterns available, and nearly every yarn manufacturer offers wonderful yarns made of polyester or wool blends.

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    There has been a longcontinued discussion, which between buyer and seller sometimes degenerates into a dispute, on the subject of moisture in yarns, and the difficulty is not confined to the Lancashire industry.

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    There is a big difference in designs printed on a rug and those woven into the rug by using different colored yarns.

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    Therefore when working with bulky yarns, make sure that are knitting to the correct tension and not knitting too tight.

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    These clever yarns give the illusion of Fair Isle or other patterned stitches when worked.

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    These fine Rio hessian yarns form an important branch of the Dundee trade, and in some weeks during 1906 as many as 1000 bales were despatched to Brazil, besides numerous quantities to other parts of the world.

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    These include thick pile rugs or short twisted yarns.

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    These people are storybook characters, yarns picked out of the books of Hemingway.

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    These special qualities are its fineness, strength, elasticity and great natural twist, which combined enable it to make very fine, strong yarns, suited to the manufacture of the better qualities of hosiery, for mixing with silk and wool, for making lace, &c. It also mercerizes very well.

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    These yarns are soft and luxurious, although not labeled organic.

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    These yarns are woven in a way that they "float over" or are drawn through a single weft yarn.

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    Today, beaded jewelry designers have become much more adventurous and unique beaded jewelry can be created in fabrics and yarns, from natural materials such as seeds and nuts through to precious gold or gemstones.

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    Turmeric has been used as dye for fabrics of all kinds as well yarns.

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    Unlike fabrics, which are still pretty limited in fiber type, yarns can be found in a variety of organic fibers.

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    Variegated yarns can give a brindle pattern to the dog's coat.

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    Weave in the weft, embroider, tassel and braid with these twinkling yarns or add embellishment to your knitwear.

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    When the fibre is intended for goods in the natural colour it is essential that it should be of a light shade and uniform, but if intended for yarns which are to be dyed a dark shade, the colour is not so important.

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    Whether you're a purist who only want to knit with natural fibers like wool and alpaca or a wild child who loves the novelty yarns, there is truly something for every taste available at your local yarn shop.

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    While these yarns are more expensive than basic acrylic yarns, a single ball of yarn will make several pairs of socks.

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    While you may not be able to get the exact Bernat yarn you wanted, there are many other companies producing high quality organic cotton yarns.

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    With regard to the imports into Russia-they consist mainly of raw materials and machinery for the manufactures, and of provisions, the principal items being raw cotton, 17% of the aggregate; machinery and metal goods, 13%; tea, 5%; mineral ores, 5%; gums and resins, 4%; wool and woollen yarns, 32%; textiles, 3%; fish, 3%; with leather and hides, chemicals, silks, wine and spirits, colours, fruits, coffee, tobacco and rice.

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    Wool, silk, or silk and wool blends are common fiber yarns used in oriental rugs.

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    Worsted spun yarns, used to create worsted fabric are spun from wool fibers that have been combed in a deliberate way to insure that the fibers all run in the same direction and remain parallel.

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    Worsted yarns however, are made up of longer fibers with a higher twist.

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    Yarns are sold according to their "actual" counts, though when they are woven into cloth they frequently attain nominal or brevet rank.

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    Yarns, textile goods and weaving industries generally have not attained any great dimensions, but there are large jute-spinning mills and factories for cotton-wool and cotton driving - belts.

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    You can also find fuzzy styles, made from interesting yarns to make them look like boas.

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    You can also use these incredibly economical yarns for charity knitting.

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    You can find a list of retailers that carry Blue Sky Alpaca Yarns at the Blue Sky Alpaca homepage.

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    You won't be able to find alpaca, angora or other special luxury yarns at a mega store.