Q1: Forms of yarn

Question 1

Yarn can occur in any one of the following forms:

Answer 1

a spun yarn
a multifilament yarn
also a multifilament yarn
a monofilament yarn

Question 2

a spun yarn

Answer 2

a number of short, staple fibres twisted together ()

Question 3

a multifilament yarn

Answer 3

a number of filaments laid together without twist

Question 4

also a multifilament yarn

Answer 4

a number of filaments twisted together

Question 5

a monofilament yarn

Answer 5

a single filament

Question 6

Singles yarn:

Answer 6

A simple yarn formed from a single ply, the product of the first twisting operation

Question 7

Plied yarn:

Answer 7

A yarn in which two or more single strands are twisted together in one operation

Question 8

Woollen yarns

Answer 8

While wool- len yarns are carded and spun,

Question 9

worsted yarns

Answer 9

worsted yarns are carded, combed, drawn and spun.

Question 10

Yarn:

Answer 10

A continuous strand of textile fibres, filaments or material in a form suitable for knitting, weaving or other methods of intertwining to form a textile fibre