Medium or fine yarns of varying quality are used to obtain the plain, checked, or striped effects.
The fine yarns, which were dyed black, brown, and red, were woven into loincloths, sashes, skirts, and burial shrouds.
Since the crossed warps firmly lock each weft in place, gauze weaves are often used for sheer fabrics made of smooth fine yarns.
When very fine yarns are desired, carding is followed by combing, a process that removes short fibres, leaving a sliver composed entirely of long fibres, all laid parallel, and both smoother and more lustrous than uncombed types.
The fine yarns of long staple cotton fiber and the sateen weave in these sheets gives them a distinct hotel quality feel.
If one pound is used as a standard unit, for example, a very fine yarn will have to be much longer than a coarser yarn to weigh a pound, so higher counts indicate finer yarns.
Barclays has had to pay multiple fines in multiple jurisdictions over the last few years for multiple regulatory failures.
Even so, "Dethroning the King" makes for a fine yarn with a cautionary message about American business in the age of globalization.
Underneath the shaggy coat is a thick wool, called qiviut (or qiveut), which is shed in summer and is used by Arctic craftsmen to make a fine yarn similar to cashmere or guanaco.
Double-ply fine yarn long-staple cotton keep these sheets structured but still lightweight and breathable.
