TYPES OF FANCY YARN

Slub yarns

• Slub yarn is charactorised by having, alternating short places of thin, firm twist yarn, with places of very thick, loose twist yarn
• The differnt areas can be at regular or irregular intervals

Knop or button yarns

• These yarns are also made by feeding the yarns at different rates while spinning
• But this time the excess yarn of one or more of the components forms bunches
• These can be at regular or irregular intervals

Snarl yarns

• Snarl yarns are made in a similar way to loop yarns
• Except the effect yarn has a high, lively twist, so that the excess bits snarl and double up on themselves and twist together
• (Just like the lengths of cord we make on a door-knob!)

Boucle, gimp and loop yarns

• These yarns are made by feeding one or more effect yarns faster than the core yarn while spinnin
• boucle has a hard twisted core yarn, the effect yarn is rapidly twisted round the core so that excess yarn forms an irregular wavy, bumpy surface
• gimp is much the same as boucle, but the excess yarn forms a more regular surface
• loop yarn is the result of the excess soft spun yarn being formed into well shaped circular

Marl yarns

• Marl yarns are made by twistng together two or more ends of different coloured yarns
• The effect pattern is one of regular diagonal stripes of each colour

Spiral and corkscrew yarns

• These are plied yarns where one yarn wraps around the other, rather than the yarns being twisted together
• A spiral yarn has a higher twist than a corkscrew yarn
• A spiral yarn usually has a thinner yarn wrapped round a thicker core
• A corkscrew yarn has a softer bulkyer yarn wrapped round a thin, firm yarn

Chenille yarns

• chenille yarns have a soft, fuzzy cut pile which is bound to a core
• These yarns can be spun, but the machinery required is very specialised For this reason, these yarns are usually woven on a loom
• The effect yarn forms the warp, which is bound by a weft thread
• The weft thread is spaced out at a distance of twice the required length of pile
• The warp is then cut half way between each weft thread.

Ribbon yarns

• These yarns are not produced by spinning
• They are finely knitted tubes, pressed flat to resemble ribbon or tape
• The ribbons are usually soft, shiny and silky