Yak fibre
| (hair) Fibre from the yak |
Yarn
| A product of substantial length and relatively small cross-section consisting of fibres and/or filaments) with or without twist.note:Assemblies of fibres or filaments are usually given other names during the stages that lead to the production of yarn, e.g., tow, stubbing, sliver, or roving. Except in the case of continuousfilament or tape yarns, any tensile strength possessed by assemblies at these stages is generally the minimum that can hold them together during processing. |
Yarn
| (yärn) noun A continuous strand of twisted threads of natural or synthetic material, such as wool or nylon, used in weaving or knitting. |
Yarn accumulator
| A device which stores a controlled amount of yarn between a supply package and a fabric producing machine. It is used to minimise the effect of tension variation in the yarn as it is unwound from the supply package in order to improve tension control during fabric formation. |
Yarn carrier
| (flat or straight-bar knitting machin)The final element that guides yarn to the knitting instruments. |
Yarn clearer
| A device designed to cut or break yarn when it detects changes in mass or diameter which exceed set limits. Yarn clearers are normally part of, or an addition to, a winding machine. |
Yarn count
| Methods of variously expressing the mass per unit length or the length per unit mass of a yarn.The term 'size' is used in North America for count of yarn. |
Yarn evenness
| Variation in mass per unit length of yarn (along the length of the yarn). |
Yarn guide
| An element which guides the yarn. |
Yarn linear density
| Methods of variously expressing the mass per unit length or the length per unit mass of a yarn.The term 'size' is used in North America for count of yarn. |
