Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: "nylon".

They are mostly used for the synthetic yarns like polyester, polyethylene, poly propylene and nylons.

The principal export items were cow hides, cotton, synthetic yarns and tobacco.

But it took Daina Taimina, a Cornell University professor, and some synthetic yarn to get it right.

During this period, synthetic yarns that took dyes easily were used.

When natural fibers are burned, they tend to singe and have a smell of burnt hair; synthetic yarns tend to melt.

The strands are made of a silky synthetic twisted yarn and come in pale colors like honey, ivory and champagne.

With over 19 million spindles, Special Yarns Company saw early success in the niche market of synthetic yarns.

The summer sweaters come in a wide range of knits: cotton, linens and blends of natural and synthetic yarns.

His father is the vice president of sales in Radford at Leon Ferrenbach, a manufacturer of synthetic yarn.