Shokay also produces knitting yarn made from yak down.
The mule produced strong, thin yarn, suitable for any kind of textile.
Self-acting mules were used in Bolton mills until the 1960s producing fine yarn.
The device reduced the amount of work needed to produce yarn, with a worker able to work eight or more spools at once.
A few manufacturers produce yarn without a dye lot designation by dyeing fibers before spinning.
These carding mills produced yarn particularly for the Welsh flannel industry.
By the time it shut down in the late 1960s, the mill had 12,000 spindles and produced fine combed yarn for lace.
Each type will produce yarn with differing characteristics.
He constructed and operated machines for producing yarn.
It produced coarse yarn and employed at its peak only about 550 workers, including many parish apprentices.