yarn making, compound yarns

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COMPOUND YARNS

Yarns with more than one strand are described as compound yarns.
They are also sometimes called complex or multiple yarns.

Compound yarns can be sub-divided into 3 main catagories:
folded, cabled and fancy

folded yarns

Also called doubled yarns
These are yarns in which two or more single yarns have been twisted together in one process
They can be two-fold, three-fold or more

cabled yarns

Forming cabled yarns involves more than one operation
Two or more strands of already plied (folded) yarns are twisted together

fancy yarns

Novelty, fancy and decorative yarns are used in both woven and knitted fabrics
Knots, snarls, loops and other irregularities can be introduced to create textured surface effects
Fancy yarns usually have a base or core yarn which is a conventional plain yarn,
this yarn is combinned with the effect yarn
The effect yarn can be held in place with a binding yarn

for more information about fancy yarns
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