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Carded and combed spinning
Spinning begins with sorting and washing the fiber. Then the fibers are opened and beaten to free them from dust and impurities. The fine and long fibers are intended for the creation of combed yarns and transformed into a ribbon called tops: the fibers are first...
How is the thickness (count) determined in yarns
Many people ask me what 3×2/15, or 2/28 or 4600 means. This is the yarn count, i.e. the thickness. In this article I want to try to explain exactly what it means and why. Let’s start by introducing the main characteristics of the yarns. The fundamental...
How to work with untreated cashmere yarns
Cashmere machine knitting yarns and cashmere yarns for hand knitting on cones are never treated (or almost never) and must be treated (washed) after processing. This is because knitting untreated yarn is much simpler, and there is less risk of the thread breaking or...