Yarn
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A short encyclopedia entry defining yarn as thread spun for weaving and explaining that it varies by material and fineness. It describes the hank or cut system of numbering yarn by the number of hanks to the pound, with a linen hank of 300 yards and a cotton hank of 840 yards. It notes that wool hank lengths vary by country and locality.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1922
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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