medium twist woollen spun carpet yarn
English translation: medium twist spun woollen carpet yarn
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|  Selected response from: Kathryn Litherland United States Local time: 07:56 | ||||||
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(see below) Explanation: Hmm. Well, as far as I know, it refers to a particular type of yarn which is used to weave carpets with. This particular type is: medium twist, and is made of wool. ''Yarn Twist The yarn twist affects the look and durability of carpet. It refers to the number of times that a fiber strand is twisted together in a one inch length of carpet yarn. Twist contributes to the “pebbly-type appearance” of frieze styling, which normally offers the highest twist level ranging from 5.0 to 7.5. Texture and saxony plush styling has less twist which accounts for the softer, casually-elegant look; and both range from 3 to 5. A tighter (higher) yarn twist level provides “Enhanced Durability”. So choose the better within your preference of style.'' Reference: http://www.gulistan.com/html/yarn_twist.html Reference: http://www.floorbiz.com/carpet/carpet-buying-guide/carpet-fi... |
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peer agreement (net): +1medium twist spun woollen carpet yarn Explanation: For starters, I think the word order in the original is slightly off. Here's a very thorough chart and explanation of the usual order of adjectives in English: http://www.angelfire.com/wi3/englishcorner/grammar/rules/adj... what you have here is [medium twist] (a single unit--"medium" describes "twist," not the base noun "yarn", and fits best within the chart as a description of shape) [spun] (participle--a modifier based on a verb) [wollen] (material) [carpet] (noun) yarn -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2009-04-08 13:20:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If wikipedia is to be trusted, "woolen" yarn uses short-staple fibers that have been carded, while "worsted" yarn (which can be made of wool) uses long-staple fiber that has been combed. "Combing the fibers removes the short fibers and arranges the fiber in a flat bundle, with all the fibers going the same direction. This preparation is commonly used to spin a worsted yarn. Woolen yarns cannot be spun from fiber prepared with combs, instead the fiber must be carded. In general, combing is done with fibers that are longer, and carding with fibers of a shorter length." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combing See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worsted |
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