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What is cotton duck?
Cotton duck is a class of woven cotton material, commonly known as canvas. Two yarn strands are woven together as warp with a single yarn weft. Duck is used in sandbags, tents and sneakers, for example.
What are the materials for sewing with a needle and yarn?
You need a needle and some yarn. Answer two: The fabrics that work best with yarn are loose weave, such as needlepoint canvas, plastic canvas, or Aida Cloth. You can sew with a needle and yarn on just about any cloth.
Do you always have to use two strands of yarn when felting?
No, instead you could use bulky weight of wool yarn.
What does to spin yarn mean?
Yarn is made of strands of wool twisted together - or spun, as they call it. That's all it means.However, to spin a yarn means to tell a story.
Would worsted weight yarn work for plastic canvas projects?
Worsted weight yarn would go great with plastic projects.
What is a process in which a thread or yarn is looped or knotted around itself to form a mesh?
Knitting
What is the process of which thread or yarn is looped or knotted around itself to form mesh?
Knitting
Do you need wool?
Wool is first carded- the fibers are combed so they are in parallel lines, then spun- twisted in yarn (fat threads). The yarn is woven by passing strands of yarn over and under other strands of yarn. This is usually done using a device known as a loom- and a shuttle. The loom holds the non-moving yarns, and the shuttle carries the strand that is being woven above and below the non-moving strands.
When knitting with two strands of yarn is there any way to keep the yarn from tangling so much?
Yes. Learn to knit both English-style and continental-style. Then you can carry one yarn on the left hand and the other on the right hand. The balls will not have to be twisted and the strands cannot tangle. See video links below.
What is trimming used in upholstery and dressmaking made from several strands of yarn twisted together?
cord
What is double yarn and simple yarn?
do you mean dk or double knit yarn ? if so this is basically equal to USA sport yarn. It is non American version and knits at between 5-6 stitches to the inch using a number 5 - 6 needle ........ OR ..... did you mean just using the yarn double as in using two strands at once? if your pattern says use the yarn double then just use two strands at once by pulling from two skeins and holding both threads together when your work .
Is medium weight yarn equal to 4 ply yarn?
Most 4-ply yarns are medium-weight, which may carry the name worsted weight yarn. Ply is a complicated thing. Thickness and ply of yarn is different depending on where the yarn is manufactured. In the U.S. worsted weight is generally 4 ply. The number of plies is not always an indication of weight, however. It is just tells you how many strands are used in that type of yarn.
