Do you remember the feeling of the pom-poms you made by winding yarn when you were a child?That simple sphere is now being re ...

Elastane fibre has the property of stretching and so it is used in making stretch yarn. Fabric with stretch yarn provides the wearer comfort, durability, wrinkle resistance and freedom of movement.

Turn that old laundry basket from trash to treasure with this crafty DIY. Weave a colorful cover from chunky yarn to make a ...

Chapter 1: Raw Material Selection#04 You Cannot Make Yarn Better Than the Raw MaterialNo matter how much skill you have, ...

Like knitting and crocheting, spinning — the process of twisting fibers together to make yarn — is enjoying a comeback. Textile artists want “to control the front end of their yarn,” says Sarah ...

While hiking in California, I discovered a coyote kill site and collected scattered clumps of rabbit hair. Using my bushcraft skills, I wove the hair into yucca cordage to create soft primitive yarn, ...

Take the first steps to help change the world armed with a pair of scissors and a pile of old, unused t-shirts. The Upcycled T-Shirt (Stash Books, 2015) by Jenelle Montilone is full of inspiration for ...

A fast and easy method to produce conductive graphene yarn in bulk could open the door to mass production of wearable textile electronics (ACS Nano 2019, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b00319). Researchers ...

Weaving techniques vary depending on the desired effect and complexity of the design. Basic techniques include looping, knotting, and braiding the yarn to create different textures and patterns. For ...