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Yarn vs fibers

Both 'yarn' and 'fibers' are correct, but they refer to different things. 'Yarn' is the spun thread used for knitting or weaving, while 'fibers' are the raw materials that yarn is made from. They are not directly comparable as they represent different stages in the process of creating textiles.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 776 views

Yarn

This is a correct term commonly used in English to refer to spun thread used for knitting or weaving.

Use 'yarn' when referring to the spun thread used for knitting or weaving.

Examples:

  • I bought a skein of colorful yarn for my knitting project.
  • She spun the yarn into a beautiful scarf.
  • Yarn, monofilament and thread of man-made filaments
  • Yarn of carded wool or fine hair, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of synthetic staple fibres, mixed with cotton, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of combed wool or fine animal hair, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of artifical staple fibres, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of continuous man-made fibres, not put up for retail sale
  • Yarn containing < 85 % by weight of synthetic staple fibres (other than sewing thread) mixed with carded wool or fine animal hair, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn containing < 85 % by weight of synthetic staple fibres, mixed with combed wool or fine animal hair, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of wool or fine animal hair, p.r.s.
  • Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (other than sewing thread), mixed with cotton, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn of synthetic staple fibres mixed with wool, n.p.r.s
  • Yarn wholly of poly(glycollic acid)
  • Yarn of staple or waste synthetic fibres, not put up for retail sale
  • Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres
  • Yarn of synthetic staple fibres (including waste), put up for retail sale
  • Yarn of coarse animal hair or of horsehair
  • Yarn (other than sewing thread) containing >= 85 % by weight of synthetic staple fibres, n.p.r.s.
  • Yarn and sewing thread of man-made staple fibres
  • Yarn containing >= 85 % wool or fine animal hair by weight, put up for retail sale
  • Yarn of uncombed cotton, n.p.r.s., for other uses (including carpets and floor coverings)

Alternatives:

  • thread
  • wool
  • cotton
  • skein
  • fiber

fibers

This is a correct term commonly used in English to refer to the raw materials that yarn is made from.

Use 'fibers' when referring to the raw materials that yarn is made from.

Examples:

  • Natural fibers like cotton and wool are commonly used in textile production.
  • Synthetic fibers are often used in the manufacturing of clothing.
  • Warner was very specific about these fibers.
  • There were leather fibers under Sharon's fingernails.
  • Identical wood fibers were found in both their wounds.
  • No fibers or hair on the body that weren't hers.
  • Found wood-like fibers under his nails.
  • More fibers at the base of the chair.
  • Lanie's identified the fibers on Jimmy Whelan.
  • That would have the carpet fibers we found on the tarp.
  • A fourth layer of man-made fibers?
  • We found 2 different types of grass fibers in his car.
  • At which point, he inhaled those fibers.
  • The colored fibers are from blankets.
  • Fire means no fibers, prints, DNA.
  • I also found some white cotton fibers.
  • So I was able to extract two distinct DNA profiles from the fibers.
  • I also found some white cotton fibers.
  • David found these blue fibers on Dad's clothing.
  • Hodges ran the fibers that you pulled from the cement blocks.
  • - Same with the red fibers.
  • And they also found red fibers here on the railing.

Alternatives:

  • raw materials
  • filaments
  • strands
  • textile fibers
  • natural fibers

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