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• Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.From the entry through
• The old man's rambling yarn was circumlocutionary.From the entry circumlocutionary
• I need about ten arm's lengths of yarn.From the entry arm's length
• Nothing would stop him from yarning on.From the entry yarn on
• This loom weaves yarn into cloth.From the entry weave
• The captain related an old yarn.From the entry relate
• Sound but more workaday fleeces are batched to make roving and yarn.2026, Robin Nistock, quotee, “Makers Space”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 13. From the entry batch
• Keeping the ties loose ensures that the yarn can absorb the dye without creating a resist.2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 35. From the entry resist
• I have one bag of yarn that I bought to make a coat.2021, Julie Cicora, Contemplative Knitting, page 131. From the entry stash
• What manner of man assists a woman with the balling of her yarn?2020, Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings. From the entry balling
• This is, however, unlikely, because of the use of the term for a kind of yarn.2020 January 2, Patrick Olivelle, “Long-distance trade in ancient India: Evidence from Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra”, in The Indian Economic and…. From the entry Prakritism
• Many weavers "unspin" the yarns and respin them to a finer weight.2018, Lynda Teller Pete, Barbara Teller Ornelas, Spider Woman's Children: Navajo Weavers Today. From the entry unspin
• The thick places are created by winding effect yarn around the core yarn.2015, Katarzyna Ewa Grabowska, Izabela Ciesielska-Wróbel, “Characteristic and Application of Knop Fancy Yarn”, in Fibres and Textiles in…. From the entry knop
• The other thing you can do is stick with yarns that don't have a reputation for worming.2011, Clara Parkes, The Knitter's Book of Yarn. From the entry worming
• Swatching may seem like a tedious chore when you're trying the gauge for a commercial yarn.2010, Gail Callahan, “Show-off Patterns”, in Hand Dyeing Yarn and Fleece: Dip-Dyeing, Hand-Painting, Tie-Dyeing, and Other Creative…. From the entry swatch
• Alternatively, needles may misknit but still take the new yarn, a process called tucking.2003, How it Works: Science and Technology - Volume 8, page 1091. From the entry misknit
• Yarns highlighted include wools, stretch yarns, metallics, textures, multicolored, and multitwists.1998, Textile Technology Digest - Volume 55, Issues 7-12, page 34. From the entry multitwist
• Second clown has a basecap (pattern W-6); sew craft yarn hair around lower edge.1986, Leila Albala, “Clowns”, in Easy Halloween Costumes for Children, 2nd edition, Chambly, Que.: ALPEL, →ISBN, page 60. From the entry clowny
• Make shed 1 again by pushing up on the unheddled yarns under bar F.1978, Nina Holland, Weaving Primer: A Complete Guide to Inkle, Backstrap, and Frame Looms, page 24. From the entry unheddled
• And ships' games, the songs and shindys, the yarns of murder and ghosts.1969, The Spectator, volume 223, page 48. From the entry shindys
• Cal Craft accordion blind consists of random-width white slats handwoven with yellow, blue and gold yarns.1959, Upholsterer and Interior Decorator. From the entry accordion blind
• A serimeter is a machine used for breaking yarn in order to determine its strength and elongation.1955, Industrial Quality Control, volume 11, page 16. From the entry serimeter
• For the hacky, grinding, stinking, outworn space-ship yarn, or world-saving for that matter, we offer "space opera"1941 January, "Bob" Tucker, “Archived copy”, in Le Zombie, number 36, archived from the original on 13 May 2008, page 9. From the entry space opera
• The whole strengthening movement goes back to the run on 50s two-ply yarn to go into tricotines.1921, Fibre & Fabric. From the entry tricotine
• While the yarn is soaking in its water and vinegar bath, I prepare a selection of dyes for my preferred colorway.2026, Katherine Augustine, “Dyeing in the Baking Aisle”, in Spin Off, volume L, number 1, page 35. From the entry dye
• Although Tina used a slightly heavier yarn for the stripes in Towel 3, she was still able to achieve 23 ppi.2026, Tina Glassenbury, “Hawk Moth Dish Towels”, in Handwoven, volume XLVII, number 1, page 56. From the entry ppi
• Depending on the direction of spin, then the cast-on can 'unspin' the yarn and it can break apart.2023, Jo Shaw, Neat Knitting Techniques: How to Create the Perfect Finish. From the entry unspin
• I cannot resist big, floofy (yes, this is a technical word in knitting) alpaca yarn, but it does present some challenges.2019, Barbara Benson, “[The Patterns] Cinches and Ladders”, in Big Yarn, Beautiful Lace Knits: 20 Shawls, Hats, Ponchos, and More in Bulky…. From the entry floofiness
• With waste yarn and crochet hook, make a slipknot and chain 2 stitches more than required to cast on, fasten off.2016, Margeau Soboti, Margeau Chapeau: A New Perspective on Classic Knit Hats, page 12. From the entry cast on
• Silk crepe yarns have been very widely used in the past for well-known fabrics such as crepe-de-chine, marocain and georgette.2015, J. Hayavadana, “Crepe Surface and Crepe Weaves (Oatmeal)”, in Woven Fabric Structure Design and Product Planning (Woodhead…. From the entry marocain
• The face yarn is misknitted purposely to allow other yarns to appear on the right side of the fabric.2013, Phyllis G. Tortora, Ingrid Johnson, The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles, page 239. From the entry misknit
• This is a modernised version of Lawson's yarn: A rabbito, new to the job, was not having much luck.2010, Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, page 156. From the entry rabbito
• The nostalgic appeal and cosy image of knitting also accounts for the yarn bomber's ability to evade the authorities.2010 October 10, Maddy Costa, “The graffiti knitting epidemic”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media…. From the entry yarn bomber
• There are a number of cloths which are made with extra filling of a loopy, bouclé, or krimmer novelty yarn.2009, NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, Woollen Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, Bleaching and Printing Technology Handbook, page…. From the entry krimmer
• The worms were threaded onto the yarn until we had 4 or 5 feet of big juicy worms threaded through.2006 February 1, John Meiklejohn, “Babbing for eels”, in BBC - WW2 People's War. From the entry bab
• My word he can spin a yarn!2005, Kate Grenville, The Secret River, Melbourne, Vic.: Text Publishing, →ISBN, page 159. From the entry skite

Meaning of yarn

1. noun A twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.
2. noun Bundles of fibres twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope.
3. noun A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible.

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Questions about yarn in a sentence

How do you use yarn in a sentence?

Yarn is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Leave the yarn in the dye overnight so the color soaks through.”

What is a short sentence with yarn?

“spin a yarn”

What does yarn mean?

Yarn means a twisted strand of fibre used for knitting or weaving.