A yarn in slang is a story or tall tale. The image is of someone spinning yarn, only in this case the yarn is a story. Spinning a yarn is telling a tale. If someone loves spinning yarns, they love to tell stories, usually tall tales or funny stories.

Patricia Baines has written:

'Spinning wheels' -- subject(s): Spinning-wheel

'Spinning Wheels, Spinners and Spinning'

'Linen'

'Spinning Wheels and Spinning'

The spinning jenny was a multi-spindled machine. So is the spinning mule. :) (I found the information on this website. All I did was type spinning mule and spinning jenny :) )

yes.carding is the heart of spinning not a heart of spinning.

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