Numbers indicate yards per pound, meters per kilogram, and a range of setts—from wide as for lace weaves, medium as for plain weave, and close as for twills (no setts are given for yarns not suitable …

This guide will help you to understand the yarn weights you can use for particular projects.

Worsted yarn, which is also made from the wool fibre, was at one time reeled on a 36-in., or 1-yd., reel, but it is now customary to use the same size of reel (54 in.) as is used for cotton and for very fine flax …

When working with yarn in hanks, balls or skeins, you can use this Yarn Count method to determine the yards per pound and compare the yarn weight to yarns that are familiar.

Yarn information often gives an indication of how a yarn has been constructed as it frequently builds upon the count/size of an individual strand within the yarn. The information will also indicate how …

“OYWTTM: Choosing Yarn for the Master’s Program” (Joyce Jones) has good advice that will help you understand how to choose a good yarn. We hope you will carefully read this article prior to selecting …

Three alternative yarn manufacturing routes are available for wool – woollen, worsted and semiworsted. This topic briefly describes and compares the three routes, the steps involved and the types of yarn …